The flats in West Bromwich were approved after questions about space

A plan to build new flats in West Bromwich has been approved. The move to build the four one-bed flats in Thynne Street, off West Bromwich High Street, has been backed by Sandwell Council’s planning committee.

The two-storey building will be built on land behind the existing eight beds at 33 High Street. Plans had to be revised from the original application to ensure the flats met minimum space standards.

The council’s planning officers recommended that the plan be approved ahead of the meeting. A decision was made by councilors instead of council officers as planning agent Tayyiab Tasleem works for Sandwell Council. This was to make the decision “transparent”, the board said.

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A planning report outlining the guidance said: “The development provides four additional residential properties which are generally acceptable in terms of design and highway issues and therefore the balance titled in favor of planning permission is merited given that the positive impacts of a development should be balanced. against its negative effects.”

Sandwell Council’s highways department raised no objections, saying there was enough parking in Thynne Street to meet the demand. Sandwell Council has approved the continued use of 33 High Street as eight beds in 2021.

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The council’s decision follows a recent discussion about building flats on the opposite side of Thynne Road and whether a new extension would prevent sunlight from entering a restaurant kitchen. Sandwell Council has approved the planning application to build the two and three storey extensions above Meat Master and Kamal Travel butchers in West Bromwich High Street for seven new flats.

The plans were redrawn following an objection from neighboring Sagar Restaurant Sweet Centre, on the corner of West Bromwich High Street and Thynne Street, who claimed the two and three storey extensions would block any light from entering the restaurant and the sweet shop’s kitchen . . The council sided with the restaurant, saying the plans needed to be redrawn to ensure the restaurant’s windows were not blocked before the application could be approved.