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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/71528
Proposed single and two storey rear and two storey side extension, garage conversion and canopy to front.
1 Venning Grove Great Barr Birmingham B43 5HS
Received 9 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03180
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 3.60m L x 3.10m H (2.80m to eaves)
107 Gladstone Street West Bromwich B71 1ET
Received 9 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71529
Proposed first floor side extension and garage conversion into habitable room.
3 Burmese Way Rowley Regis B65 8QA
Received 9 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03181
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 3.00m H (2.40 to eaves)
49 Abbey Road Smethwick B67 5LG
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03182
Proposed upgrade of existing telecommunications base station.
Telecommunication Mast 3343 Hawley Court Newton Road Great Barr Birmingham
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03183
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 5.00m L x 3.60m H (2.60m to eaves)
25 Kesteven Road West Bromwich B71 1JQ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01002
Proposed discharge of condition 8 of planning permission DC/23/68013
Land Adjacent 7 Charlotte Close Oldbury
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71531
Demolition of existing garage and part of rear elevation and proposed 1 no. dwelling.
33 Pritchard Street Wednesbury WS10 9EW
Received 11 Mar 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01003
Proposed discharge of conditions 3, 4 and 5 of planning permission DC/23/68331.
87 Shireland Road Smethwick B66 4QJ
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71532
Proposed 2 No. bungalows for supported living with associated works.
Land Adjacent To 61 And 72 Westmead Drive Oldbury B68 8QB
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71534
Proposed variation of condition 1 of planning permission DC/22/67293 (Proposed variation of condition 1 of planning permission DC/21/65356 (Proposed demolition of Regis Masonic Hall and construction of 1 No. dwelling, boundary walls/gates and detached garage); dwelling to be brought forward towards the road with garage block brought forward and extended at basement/ground floor level) for further alterations to elevations and reduce size of proposed dwelling.
395 Halesowen Road Cradley Heath B64 7HX
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71535
Proposed railings with gate to front.
58 Queslett Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 6PH
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionDOC/26/01004
Proposed discharge of condition 16 of planning permission DC/25/70339
Intersection House 110 Birmingham Road West Bromwich
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71536
Proposed new boundary fencing to front/side/rear.
2 Cambourne Road Rowley Regis B65 9EZ
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03184
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.0m L x 3.0m H (2.7m to eaves)
28 Dudley Road East Tividale Oldbury B69 3HJ
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71537
Proposed change of use of existing dwelling to 2 no. 2 bed apartments with external alterations to side.
53 Lodge Road West Bromwich B70 8NZ
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71538
Proposed single storey front/side extension, garage conversion to habitable room and canopy to front.
17 Brookside Great Barr Birmingham B43 5DB
Received 13 Mar 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71539
Retention of garden room in rear garden.
34 Peartree Lane Cradley Heath B64 6EH
Received 13 Mar 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71540
Proposed hip to gable roof extension, loft conversion and rear dormer window (Lawful Development Certificate).
69 Woden Road South Wednesbury WS10 0BS
Received 13 Mar 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71541
Proposed single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate).
14 Gloucester Road Wednesbury WS10 0TX
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71542
Proposed single storey side and rear extension.
50 Lewis Street Tipton DY4 7ED
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71543
Proposed two storey rear extension.
108 Sabell Road Smethwick B67 7PL
Received 13 Mar 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01005
Proposed discharge of conditions 4, 5 and 6 of planning permission DC/25/71205.
70 Hillcrest Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 6LU
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71544
Proposed 2.4m high perimeter fencing.
Holy Name Catholic Primary School Cross Lane Great Barr Birmingham B43 6LN
Received 16 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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