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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,268Searchable applications
246Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 747 approved or refused records
111Refused applications
636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 May 2025 to 17 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningLocal plan Planning and planning policyPre-application advice Planning Applications ProcessConservation areas Historic EnvironmentArticle 4 directions High Street and Crocketts Lane Article 4 Direction
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@sandwell.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries01215694054Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas9 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas12 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DecidedDC/26/71370
Proposed single storey front extension and raising of roof height to garage/workshop with part conversion into habitable room.
76 Coopers Lane Smethwick B67 7DN
Received 16 Jan 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/00981
Proposed discharge of conditions 3, 4, 7, 13, 15 and 16 of planning permission DC/23/68765.
23 St Michaels Crescent Oldbury B69 4RT
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71372
Retention of garden room to rear.
125 Waddington Avenue Great Barr Birmingham B43 5JD
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71373
Retrospective change of use of first floor to 7 No. bedroom 7 No. person HMO.
157A City Road Oldbury B69 1QP
Received 19 Jan 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/00982
Proposed discharge of condition 3 of planning permission DC/25/70974.
5 - 6 Long Lane Rowley Regis B65 0JA
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71374
Proposed two storey side and rear extension and porch to front.
6 Peel Street West Bromwich B71 1EJ
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71375
Proposed single storey rear extension and front porch.
92 Pound Road Oldbury B68 8NB
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71376
Proposed change of use from former bank to mixed-use comprising of part ground floor to retail unit and 6 bedroom HMO (6 No. occupants) across ground floor/first floors and fenestration alterations to ground floor/first floor side.
Barclays 17 Church Square Oldbury B69 4DX
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71377
Proposed internal alterations to ground and first floors and replacement of ground floor/first floor UPVC windows to side elevation with traditional timber sash units (Listed Building Consent).
Barclays 17 Church Square Oldbury B69 4DX
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71378
Proposed single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate).
107 Gladstone Street West Bromwich B71 1ET
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03138
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.5m L x 3.0m H (2.7m to eaves)
29 Dudley Road West Tividale Oldbury B69 2HW
Received 19 Jan 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71379
Proposed single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate).
31 Kirkstone Crescent Great Barr Birmingham B43 5NR
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71380
Proposed conversion to 100 apartments (Use Class C3) car parking, secure cycle store, communal refuse store, and external alterations.
374 High Street West Bromwich B70 8LR
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71381
Proposed 140.705kWp photovoltaic system on the Emergency Services Centre (ESC), Catering Building (CAT), Lyndon Primary Care Centre (LHC) (Lawful Development Certificate).
Sandwell And West Birmingham NHS Trust Sandwell General Hospital Lyndon West Bromwich B71 4HJ
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/6983A
Proposed 3 No. externally illuminated fascia signs, 2 No. externally illuminated free standing signs and 1 No. internally illuminated totem sign to front.
The George George Road Oldbury B68 9LN
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03139
Proposed change of use from retail shop to 1 No. self-contained apartment.
66 Three Shires Oak Road Smethwick B67 5BU
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionDOC/26/00983
Proposed discharge of conditions 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13 and 15 of planning permission DC/25/70725.
20 Stourdale Road Cradley Heath B64 7BG
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71382
Proposed single storey side and rear extensions and loft extension and rear dormer window.
6 Mildred Way Rowley Regis B65 9SQ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedNMA/26/00289
Non-material amendment for planning permission DC/25/71133.
80 Pear Tree Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 6JA
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71383
Proposed single storey rear extension, two storey side and rear extension and loft conversion to include rear dormer.
1 Waddington Avenue Great Barr Birmingham B43 5JF
Received 21 Jan 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/00984
Proposed discharge of condition 4 of planning permission DC/23/68875
Land At Danks Way Tipton
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71384
Proposed single storey front/side extension, roof alterations to existing ground floor rear, fenestration alterations and front canopy.
416 Wolverhampton Road Oldbury B68 0TE
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03140
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 2.90m H (2.90m to eaves)
96 Warley Road Oldbury B68 9SZ
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71385
Retention of decked seating area with balustrades, seating pods, pavilion, retaining wall, entrance gate and 1.8m high fencing to play area and front boundary.
157A City Road Oldbury B69 1QP
Received 22 Jan 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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