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Planning appeals in Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, 2023

20 appeals decided in 2023, 39% of them allowed. Each links to its own page and to the Inspector’s letter. The authority’s record has the whole run since 2016.

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Dismissed17 October 2023· householder3325841
85 Walsall Road, West Bromwich, B71 3HH
a 2 storey side and rear extension
Allowed12 October 2023· minor3318872
The Hollybush, The Uplands, Smethwick, B67 6BL
the change of use and alteration of public house to create 21no. bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO), erection of 2no. dwellings, car parking, access, cycle and refuse store and associated works
Dismissed20 September 2023· householder3319382
29 Seymour Road, Tipton, DY4 0EP
one additional floor to the footprint of the original house to create two bedrooms and storage
Unknown11 September 2023· enforcement3313265
The Site of the 21 Lilly Street, West Bromwich, B71 1ED
Notice upheld11 September 2023· enforcement3313235
The Site of the 21 Lilly Street, West Bromwich, B71 1ED
the construction of single storey front extension shown edged red on the attached plan (“the unauthorised development”)
Dismissed17 August 2023· householder3324076
32 Kenilworth Road, Oldbury, B68 0ND
the erection of a single and 2-storey rear extension, hip to gable roof extension, loft conversion and rear dormer window
Dismissed21 July 2023· minor3313874
50 Gorsty Hill Road, Rowley Regis, B65 0HA
for alterations to form 2 additional bedrooms to existing 6 bedroom, 6 person HMO (House of Multiple Occupation) to form 8 bedroom, 8 person HMO
Allowed4 July 2023· householder3316677
68 Myvod Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QE
a double storey side extension and loft conversion with rear dormer
Allowed21 June 2023· minor3315160
Lock Up Garages to Rear of 128 Dog Kennel Lane , Sandwell, Oldbury, B68 9NA
the change of use for storage of vehicle stock and raising of roof height and alterations to existing lock up garages
Dismissed14 June 2023· minor3315872
Land at 15 Devon Crescent, Sandwell, West Bromwich, B71 1BQ
erection of 2no. bedroomed semi-detached 2 storey residential houses
Appeal Withdrawn13 June 2023· householder3312928
43 Milton Road, Smethwick, Birmingham, West Midlands, B67 7HT
Dismissed8 June 2023· minor3310738
91 Lewisham Road, Smethwick, B66 2DD
Dismissed17 April 2023· commercial3311360
Advertisement Hoarding 96-98 High Street, Smethwick, B66 1AQ
upgrade of existing 48 sheet advert to digital poster
Dismissed10 March 2023· householder3296885
129 Charlemont Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B71 3EH
an amendment and re-submission of a previously submitted prior approval application which was refused by LPA and dismissed at appeal
Allowed7 March 2023· minor3300353
39 Pear Tree Drive, Birmingham, B43 6HT
construction of new two bedroom bungalow
Dismissed3 March 2023· householder3307450
21 Lily Street, West Bromwich, B71 1ED
retention of forward extension with amendments
Split Decision27 February 2023· householder3309013
143 Bloomfield Road, Tipton, DY4 9EB
for seven solar-powered external roller shutters (three at rear & four at front)
Allowed21 February 2023· minor3306464
Harvest Road Streetworks, Harvest Road, Londonderry, Warley Sandwell, B67 6NG
the installation of a 15-metre monopole complete with wraparound cabinet at base and three additional equipment cabinets and ancillary works
Allowed20 February 2023· minor3306738
Unit 2 Mount Pleasant Street, Sandwell, West Bromwich, B70 7DP
the change of use of an industrial unit to a snooker hall without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref DC/18/62395, dated 13 August 2019
Allowed25 January 2023· minor3299639
Wolverhampton Road, Hilltop, Sandwell, B68 8DU
18.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works

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Every appeal decided around the site, from a kilometre out to ten, nearest first, the letter a tap away wherever one was published. Precedent as a constraint layer.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Decisions without a recorded authority may be missing. Research, not advice: verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.