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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/71623
Retention of two storey rear extension and redevelopment of the car park.
47 - 63 Carters Green West Bromwich B70 9QP
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/6994A
Retention of externally-illuminated fascia signs to front and rear.
47 - 63 Carters Green West Bromwich B70 9QP
Received 2 Apr 2026 - UnknownNMA/26/00295
Non-material amendment for planning permission DC/25/71087.
The Wheatsheaf 1 Turners Hill Rowley Regis B65 9DP
Received 2 Apr 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71624
Proposed garage conversion into habitable room (Lawful Development Certificate)
95 Devonshire Road Smethwick B67 7QQ
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71625
Proposed change of use to motor vehicle repair centre with MOT.
8 Phoenix House Castle Street Tipton DY4 8HP
Received 2 Apr 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01010
Proposed discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of planning permission DC/23/68202
Land Adjacent 79 White Road Smethwick B67 7PQ
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71626
Proposed two storey side extension.
46 Beverley Road West Bromwich B71 2LP
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03205
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.0m L x 3.0m H (3.0m to eaves)
10 Reeves Close Tipton DY4 7SQ
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71627
Proposed first floor side extension.
2 Gorse Farm Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 5LT
Received 2 Apr 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71628
Proposed change of use from 6 person HMO to unsupported care home for up to 6 No. adults (Lawful Development Certificate)
38 St Matthews Road Smethwick B66 3TP
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71629
Retention of canopy to rear extension and alterations to height of rear boundary wall (Revision to approved planning permission DC/23/68293)
112 Holly Lane Smethwick B67 7LA
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03206
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 6.00m L x 3.26m H (3.16m to eaves)
175 Wolverhampton Road Oldbury B68 0LR
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71630
Proposed single storey rear extension.
49A Pemberton Road West Bromwich B70 0JY
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71631
Proposed permanent mobile home with raised decking in rear garden (Lawful Development Certificate)
Toronto House Corngreaves Road Cradley Heath B64 7DU
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71632
Proposed two/single storey side/rear extensions and outbuilding in rear garden for gym/office use.
18 Unketts Road Smethwick B67 6RQ
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71633
Proposed front extension and canopy.
41 Buckingham Road Rowley Regis B65 9JW
Received 8 Apr 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03207
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.9m L x 2.9m H (2.9m to eaves)
5 Old Chapel Road Smethwick B67 6JA
Received 8 Apr 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03208
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 5.18m L x 2.90m H (2.90m to eaves)
14 Primrose Avenue Tipton DY4 0QZ
Received 8 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71634
Proposed 30 unit residential development.
Land Formerly Wednesbury Motors Holyhead Road Wednesbury
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71636
Proposed first floor side and single storey rear extensions.
24 Wadham Close Rowley Regis B65 9SH
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71637
Proposed single storey side and rear extension.
2 Emay Close West Bromwich B70 0QX
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71638
Proposed single storey rear extension.
49 Argyll Way Smethwick B66 2BQ
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03209
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.9m L x 3.00m H (3.00m to eaves)
135 Hurst Road Smethwick B67 6LZ
Received 9 Apr 2026 - UnknownNMA/26/00296
Non-material amendment for planning permission DC/21/66305.
Land At Hawes Lane/Stanford Drive Rowley Regis
Received 9 Apr 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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