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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- UnknownPD/26/03145
Proposed change of use of ground floor rear to 1 No. 3 bedroom self-contained flat.
364 High Street Smethwick B66 3PD
Received 4 Feb 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03146
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.0m L x 3.1m H (2.9m to eaves)
4 All Angels Walk Oldbury B68 8RJ
Received 4 Feb 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71427
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to residential care home for up to 3 No. young people aged between 8-18 years old (Lawful Development Certificate)
18 Bell End Rowley Regis B65 9LX
Received 5 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71428
Proposed removal of conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission DC/24/69533 (Proposed 53 No. storage containers, 13 No. lighting columns and 5 No. CCTV columns) Proposed permanent use and operate for 24 hours 7 days week.
1 Johns Lane Oldbury B69 3HX
Received 5 Feb 2026 - UnknownNMA/26/00290
Non-material amendment for planning permission DC/24/69873.
Lidl 119 Horseley Heath Tipton DY4 7AH
Received 5 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71429
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to residential care home for up to 4 No. young people aged between 7 -17 years old.
358 Birchfield Lane Oldbury B69 1AE
Received 5 Feb 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03148
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 7.96m L x 3.30m H (2.80m to eaves)
283 Dudley Port Tipton DY4 7RP
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decisionDOC/26/00989
Proposed discharge of conditions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of planning permission DC/25/71112
84 Gorsty Hill Road Rowley Regis B65 0HA
Received 6 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71430
Proposed single storey front and side extension to existing ground floor retail shop, new shop front, roller shutters and first floor rear extension to existing flat. (Revision to refused planning permission DC/24/69670).
22 High Street Smethwick B66 1DX
Received 6 Feb 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03149
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.0m L x 3.6m H (3.0m to eaves)
92 New Pool Road Cradley Heath B64 5BY
Received 6 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71431
Proposed raising of ground levels to create driveway with retaining walls, steps and handrails to front.
44 Brickhouse Road Rowley Regis B65 8HB
Received 9 Feb 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71432
Retention of single storey rear and side extensions, and internal modifications to extend internal kitchen, store room and covered external seating beer garden.
The Railway Inn 96 Bromford Road West Bromwich B70 7JB
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71433
Proposed change of use from retail/storage of ground floor rear and first floor with two storey rear extension, creation of new second floor creating 12 No. self-contained flats with second floor amenity area and associated works.
72 - 78 High Street Smethwick B66 1DS
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71434
Proposed two storey side extension, replacement porch and bay window with canopy above.
17 Johnson Road Wednesbury WS10 0EL
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71435
Proposed first floor and second floor extensions with two front dormer windows to create six studio flats and one one-bedroom flat; and subdivision of the ground floor into two separate retail units.
195 Princess Parade High Street West Bromwich B70 7QZ
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71436
Proposed 1 No. external waste pipe to rear.
J D Wetherspoon The Court Of Requests Church Street Oldbury B69 3AF
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71437
Proposed 1 No. external waste pipe to rear (Listed Building Consent)
J D Wetherspoon The Court Of Requests Church Street Oldbury B69 3AF
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03150
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 4.30m L x 3.60m H (2.60m to eaves)
1 Bellflower Drive Walsall WS5 4SS
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/6986A
Proposed internally-illuminated lettering to front.
Unit 20A 45 New Square New Square Shopping Centre West Bromwich B70 7PP
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03151
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.4m L x 2.9m H (2.9m to eaves)
56 Regis Road Rowley Regis B65 8BE
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03152
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.00m L x 3.00m H (3.00m to eaves)
140 Wolverhampton Road Oldbury B68 0LW
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71439
Proposed two storey side/rear and single storey rear extensions.
8 Newhall Road Rowley Regis B65 9HA
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71440
Proposed single storey rear extension.
17 Glaslyn Avenue Rowley Regis B65 8EG
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03153
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.04m L x 3.80m H (2.80m to eaves)
6 St Marys Road Smethwick B67 5DG
Received 10 Feb 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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