00:01A dental practice in Blackheath wants to expand into a former Barclays bank premises, saying demand for NHS dentistry continues
00:09to rise.
00:10Bandle Dental Practice on Birmingham Road has asked Sanwell Council for permission to double its number of treatment rooms to
00:1716.
00:18The plans would also create bigger waiting areas, offices and storage space.
00:23A statement with the application says finding an NHS dentist locally can be challenging, with many practices at capacity or
00:31not accepting new patients.
00:33The former bank has been empty since closing in April 2023.
00:37Previous plans to turn it into flats were approved by the Council but were not carried out in the end.
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