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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/71509
Proposed single storey rear extension and raising of roof height at side.
32 Hillary Avenue Wednesbury WS10 0HE
Received 3 Mar 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01001
Proposed discharge of condition 3 of planning permission DC/12/54578
Site Of 180 To 190 Dudley Road Rowley Regis
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71510
Proposed variation of condition 3 of Planning Permission DC/13/56378 (Proposed change of use to adult gaming centre (Sui Generis)) to allow the premises to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
283 - 285 High Street West Bromwich B70 8NH
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03173
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring 5.3m L x 3.7m H (2.7m to eaves)
20 Primrose Hill Smethwick B67 6RD
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71511
Proposed replacement of single storey rear extension.
32 Dartmouth Street West Bromwich B70 8BP
Received 3 Mar 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71512
Retention of outbuilding to accommodate sleeping facilities.
13 Sussex Avenue West Bromwich B71 1AZ
Received 4 Mar 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71513
Proposed single storey rear extension, front porch, loft conversion and rear dormer window (Lawful Development Certificate).
2 Beatrice Walk Oldbury B69 2LY
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03174
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 3.00m L x 3.32m H (3.32m to eaves)
67 Roebuck Lane West Bromwich B70 6QP
Received 4 Mar 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71514
Proposed hip to gable loft conversion with flat roof dormer to rear (Lawful Development Certificate).
67 Roebuck Lane West Bromwich B70 6QP
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71516
Proposed single storey side extension.
Unit 2F Pearsall Drive Oldbury B69 2RA
Received 5 Mar 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71518
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to residential care home for up to 3 No. young people aged 6 to 18 years old (Lawful Development Certificate)
1 Wall Close Smethwick B67 6PG
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71519
Proposed single storey side infill extension to link detached garage and enlarge kitchen & dining room.
50 Leasowe Road Tipton DY4 8PW
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71520
Screening Opinion for proposed residential development on land to the north of Friar Park.
Land At Friar Park Road Wednesbury
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03175
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 6.00m L x 3.00m H (3.00m to eaves)
54 Myvod Road Wednesbury WS10 9QE
Received 3 Mar 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71521
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to residential care home for 1 No. young person aged between 4-18 years old (Lawful Development Certificate).
14 Goldencrest Drive Oldbury B69 2DQ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71522
Proposed change of use of fast food restaurant (Class E) to a bingo premises (sui generis) on ground floor and Tanning Salon (Class E) on the first floor, with smoking shelter to side and new shop front.
244 - 246 Duchess Parade High Street West Bromwich B70 7QG
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/6990A
Proposed internally-illuminated fascia sign, and internally-illuminated projecting sign.
244 - 246 Duchess Parade High Street West Bromwich B70 7QG
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03176
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.00m L x 3.50m H (2.80m to eaves)
178 Grafton Road Oldbury B68 8BL
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03177
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.0m L x 3.0m H (3.0m to eaves)
27 Maple Drive Walsall WS5 4JJ
Received 6 Mar 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71524
Proposed hip to gable loft extension, loft conversion, rear dormer window and replacement outbuilding in rear garden (Lawful Development Certificate)
84 Londonderry Lane Smethwick B67 7EY
Received 9 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03178
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 3.00m H (2.70m to eaves)
84 Londonderry Lane Smethwick B67 7EY
Received 9 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71526
Proposed micro energy storage facility and associated works.
Land At York Road Open Space York Road Rowley Regis
Received 9 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71527
Proposed construction and operation of a micro energy storage.
Land At Charlemont Open Space Beaconview Road West Bromwich
Received 9 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03179
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 4.50m L x 3.00m H (2.85m to eaves)
96 Morris Street West Bromwich B70 7SW
Received 9 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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