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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/71490
Proposed felling of beech tree.
81 Bustleholme Lane West Bromwich B71 3BD
Received 24 Feb 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71491
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to 6 No. bedroom 6 No.person HMO with loft conversion and rear dormer window (Lawful Development Certificate)
6 St Marys Road Smethwick B67 5DG
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decisionDOC/26/00998
Proposed discharge of conditions 3a, 4a, 5a, 6a, 8a, 9a, 10a, 12a, 13a and 16a of planning permission DC/22/67293 and DC/26/71534.
395 Halesowen Road Cradley Heath B64 7HX
Received 19 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71492
Proposed single storey rear/side extension.
14 Sherwood Avenue Tipton DY4 8LG
Received 26 Feb 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/00999
Proposed discharge of conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission DC/24/69898
46 Cape Hill Smethwick B66 4PB
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71495
Proposed two storey rear extension comprising of 4 No. self service hotel rooms, conversion of first/second floors from offices to 6 No. self-contained apartments and external staircase extension to rear.
27 - 29 Birmingham Street Oldbury B69 4DY
Received 23 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71496
Proposed single storey rear extension and loft conversion with dormer to rear.
40 Dingley Road Wednesbury WS10 9PU
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71497
Proposed two storey side and porch to front.
8 Park Street Tipton DY4 8SP
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71498
Proposed two storey side/rear and single storey side extensions, loft conversion and front dormer window.
117 Brennand Road Oldbury B68 0SH
Received 26 Feb 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01000
Proposed discharge of condition 5a of planning permission DC/22/67826.
129-131 Lodge Road West Bromwich B70 8PJ
Received 27 Feb 2026 - UnknownNMA/26/00292
Non-material amendment for planning permission DC/25/71146.
Hammond 68 Bearmore Road Cradley Heath B64 6DU
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71499
Retention of detached outbuilding to rear.
12 Hembs Crescent Great Barr Birmingham B43 5DQ
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71500
Proposed single storey side and rear extension, front porch and canopy and part garage conversion into habitable room.
Haden Lodge 338A Halesowen Road Cradley Heath B64 7JT
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71501
Proposed external staircase to rear with external door to residential flat at first floor level.
42 Union Street Wednesbury WS10 7HB
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71502
Proposed air conditioning unit, roof mounted air handling unit, louvre openings above existing windows and fenestration alterations.
Oldbury Dental Centre Oldbury Health Centre Albert Street Oldbury B69 4DE
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71503
Demolition of part of building, and proposed dwelling to side.
67 Coronation Road Wednesbury WS10 0TJ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71504
Proposed loft conversion and rear dormer window.
Flat 609 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BL
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71505
Proposal three bedroom detached house with double garage.
Site Of 220 - 221 Toll End Road Tipton
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03170
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.0m L x 3.9m H (2.8m to eaves)
49 Lones Road West Bromwich B71 4LW
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03171
Proposed conversion of existing ground floor to 4 no. studio flats.
Accord Housing 178 Birmingham Road West Bromwich B70 6QG
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71506
Proposed single storey side and rear extension.
19 St Johns Avenue Rowley Regis B65 8AL
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71507
Proposed two storey side/rear and single storey front/rear extensions and outbuilding in rear garden (Re-submission of planning permission DC/20/63933).
78 Landswood Road Oldbury B68 9QW
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03172
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.0m L x 3.0m H (2.75m to eaves)
125 Hill Top Road Oldbury B68 9DX
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71508
Proposed change of use from Class E(b) (sale of food and drink for consumption mostly on the premises) to Class E (commercial, Business and Service).
9A Gallagher Retail Park Axletree Way Wednesbury WS10 9QY
Received 3 Mar 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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