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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/71545
Proposed part change of use of ground floor dwelling house to shop, shop front and internal alterations on first floor and loft.
212 Birmingham Road West Bromwich B70 6QJ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71546
Part-retention and alterations to canopy and proposed ramp, steps and balustrade to front.
334 Queens Road Smethwick B67 6PE
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71547
Proposed single storey rear and side extension.
16 Dovecote Close Tipton DY4 7QZ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71548
Proposed two storey side and single storey front/side/rear extensions.
198 Penncricket Lane Rowley Regis B65 0RJ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71549
Proposed first floor side extension with front and rear dormer windows.
2 Devey Road Smethwick B66 4ST
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71550
Proposed solar canopy to the rear.
22 Crockford Road West Bromwich B71 2ES
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03185
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.00m L x 2.90m H (2.80m to eaves)
15 Pear Tree Avenue Tipton DY4 8NJ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71551
Proposed single storey extension to existing bakery with external silos, hardstanding and roof plant deck.
Warburtons Limited Unit 6 Moorcroft Drive Wednesbury WS10 7AF
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71552
Proposed outbuilding to rear.
59 Tanhouse Avenue Great Barr Birmingham B43 5AB
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71553
Replacement of conservatory with single storey rear extension.
7 Standbridge Way Tipton DY4 8TS
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03186
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.0m L x 4.0m H (3.0m to eaves)
4 Westfield Road Smethwick B67 6AW
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03187
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.0m L x 4.0m H (3.0m to eaves)
3 Dingley Road Wednesbury WS10 9PU
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03188
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.0m L x 3.0m H (3.0m to eaves)
109 Holly Lane Smethwick B67 7LA
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71554
Proposed single storey outbuilding at rear for use as playroom.
184 Hall Green Road West Bromwich B71 2DX
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71555
Proposed change of use from dwellinghouse to residential home for two adults.
30 Darbys Way Tipton DY4 7NY
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71556
Proposed change of use of ground floor retail unit to 1 No. self-contained flat and fenestration alterations to ground floor front and rear.
503 Hagley Road Smethwick B66 4AX
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71557
Proposed change of use from 6-bedroom, 6 person HMO to 7-bedroom, 7 person HMO with shared communal area (Sui Generis).
10 Wharfedale Street Wednesbury WS10 9AG
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03189
Proposed photovoltaic system.
Sandwell General Hospital Lyndon West Bromwich B71 4HJ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71558
Proposed single storey rear extension, and first floor rear/side extension.
283 Dudley Port Tipton DY4 7RP
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71559
Proposed flat roof first floor rear extension.
92 Hollyhedge Road West Bromwich B71 3AF
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03190
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 3.00m H (2.75m to eaves)
125 Hill Top Road Oldbury B68 9DX
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03191
Proposed demolition of two storey modular teaching block.
Perryfields High School Maths And Computing College And Sixth Form Oldacre Road Oldbury B68 0RG
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71561
Proposed removal of Condition 4 of planning application DC/25/70262 (Proposed 1 No. residential dwelling).
Land Adj 2 Bird End West Bromwich B71 3EA
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71562
Proposed single storey rear/side extension.
117 Horseley Road Tipton DY4 7NQ
Received 18 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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