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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/71604
Proposed single storey rear extension and summer house to rear.
15 Waddington Avenue Great Barr Birmingham B43 5JF
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71605
Proposed 9 no. residential units with associated new highway, parking and landscaping.
Land Adjacent 63 Oxford Way Tipton
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71606
Proposed change of use from existing 6 No. bedroom (6 person) HMO to 8 No. bedroom (8 person) HMO.
322 High Street Smethwick B66 3PD
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71607
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to residential care home for up to 4 No. young people aged between 5 and 17 years old.
101 Corngreaves Road Cradley Heath B64 7DX
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71608
Proposed 1 No. dwelling, and single storey front extension to existing dwelling.
34 Heronville Road Black Lake West Bromwich B70 0JG
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03203
Proposed single storey extension measuring: 5.00m L x 3.00m H (2.50m to eaves)
74 Hales Crescent Smethwick B67 6QS
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71609
Proposed single storey rear extension, front porch, garage conversion to habitable room and first floor front dormer extension.
92 Pound Road Oldbury B68 8NB
Received 30 Mar 2026 - UnknownNMA/26/00294
Non-material amendment for planning permission DC/24/69391.
Rear Garden Of 39 Pear Tree Drive Great Barr Birmingham B43 6HT
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71610
Proposed change of use of existing office/storage/phone shop to dessert shop, including installation of kitchen extractor system with internal/external alterations.
156 Princess Parade High Street West Bromwich B70 7QS
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71611
Proposed single and two storey rear extension.
52 Albright Road Oldbury B68 9NH
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71612
Proposed chilled storage rooms to rear.
West Bromwich Indoor Market 104 - 108 Kings Square West Bromwich B70 7NN
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71613
Retention of metals polishing unit and two storey site office with external staircase and associated works.
Dunn Bros Recycling Ltd Foundry Lane Smethwick
Received 31 Mar 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01009
Proposed discharge of conditions 2, 6, 8, 18 and 19 of planning permission DC/25/71111.
Site Of 10 To 52 Coppice Street West Bromwich
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71614
Proposed division of ground floor unit into 5 No. units and change of use from leisure (Class E(d)) to Class E commercial, business and service: (Class E(b)) (Class E(c ii)) (Class E(c iii) with shop fronts and external alterations.
152 High Street West Bromwich B70 6JJ
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71615
Proposed change of use from car sales and car wash to EV charging hub comprising of 12 No. ultra-rapid charging bays underneath a solar canopy made up of 6 No. modules, 1 No. self service kiosk and associated works
Rise And Shine Car Wash St Annes Road Cradley Heath
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/6993A
Proposed 1 No. internally illuminated double sided totem sign, 1 No. internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 No. digital screen.
Rise And Shine Car Wash St Annes Road Cradley Heath
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71616
Proposed single storey rear extension.
37 Lechlade Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 5ND
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71617
Proposed new driveway with retaining walls, steps and balustrades to front (Lawful Development Certificate)
84 Ashtree Road Oldbury B69 2HH
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71618
Proposed single storey rear extension.
25 Brook Street West Bromwich B70 9HL
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71619
Proposed single storey side/rear extension.
13 Bernard Road Tipton DY4 0NY
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71620
Proposed 1 No. free standing statue, bollards and chain fencing to boundary.
Land At The Junction Of Foxoak Street St Annes Road Cradley Heath
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71621
Retention of temporary tents to be used as storage area for 18 months.
Ocean International Old Park Trading Estate Old Park Road Wednesbury WS10 9LR
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71622
Proposed single storey side and rear extension.
31 Queens Drive Rowley Regis B65 9JH
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03204
Proposed first floor extension above kitchen.
47 Peak House Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 7RY
Received 31 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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