00:01A planning application to build nine affordable flats on the site of the former Harvest Road,
00:05Day Centre and Library in Raleigh Regis has been approved. SWG Construction will deliver
00:11the scheme in partnership with Sandwell Council. Planning officers say the development is proportionate,
00:17policy-compliant and unlikely to harm neighbours' light outlook or privacy.
00:23Housing officers describe a critical shortage of larger family flats,
00:27with weights of more than four years for three-bed homes and nearly nine years for four-bed properties.
00:33The previous library building was demolished after permission granted in 2022.
00:39A similar scheme is being considered in Tipton currently.
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