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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedPD/26/03215
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 3.00m H (2.45m to eaves)
2 Rose Avenue Oldbury B68 0EA
Received 16 Apr 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71658
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to residential care home for 1 No. adult (Lawful Development Certificate).
76 Coopers Lane Smethwick B67 7DN
Received 16 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71659
Proposed single storey front, side and rear extensions.
728 Hagley Road West Oldbury B68 0PN
Received 16 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71660
Proposed single storey rear extension.
98 Harborne Road Oldbury B68 9JH
Received 16 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71661
Proposed 2 No. single storey rear conservatories.
38A Pages Lane Great Barr Birmingham B43 6LP
Received 17 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71662
Proposed single and two storey side extension and porch to front.
1 Thursfield Road West Bromwich B71 3HY
Received 17 Apr 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03216
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 4.00m H (3.00m to eaves)
15 Thurston Avenue Oldbury B69 2BA
Received 17 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71663
Proposed single and two storey side extension and canopy to front.
2 St Margarets Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 6LD
Received 17 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71665
Proposed single storey side and rear extension.
2 Lyndon Grove West Bromwich B71 4ES
Received 20 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71666
Proposed two storey side and rear extension.
3 Lawton Close Rowley Regis B65 9SW
Received 20 Apr 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03217
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 4.00m H (3.00m to eaves)
9 Freda Rise Oldbury B69 2JH
Received 20 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71667
Proposed single storey side and rear extension.
99 Dudley Road West Tividale Oldbury B69 2HU
Received 20 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71668
Proposed single storey side and rear extension, front porch, raising of roof height, loft conversion and rear dormer window.
43 Charlemont Avenue West Bromwich B71 3BY
Received 20 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71669
Proposed single storey front extension.
17 Longleat Great Barr Birmingham B43 6PS
Received 20 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71670
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to residential care home for up to 3 No. young people aged between 5 and 17 years old.
2 Pheasant Road Smethwick B67 5PD
Received 20 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71671
Demolition of existing garage and proposed two storey side and single storey rear extensions.
32 Salop Close West Bromwich B71 2SB
Received 20 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71672
Proposed single storey side extension.
6 Bromfield Crescent Wednesbury WS10 0TS
Received 21 Apr 2026 - UnknownNMA/26/00297
Non-material amendment for planning permission DC/23/67924
Edwin Richards Quarry Portway Road Rowley Regis
Received 21 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71673
Proposed single storey side extension.
20 Clarkes Grove Tipton DY4 7NE
Received 21 Apr 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03219
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 3.20m L (6.0m overall) x 3.70m H (2.80m to eaves)
72 Davis Avenue Tipton DY4 8JZ
Received 21 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71674
Proposed change of use from HMO (Class C4) to residential home for up to two children. (Class C2).
2 Butler Street West Bromwich B70 9ND
Received 21 Apr 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03221
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.0m L x 3.0m H (3.0m to eaves)
68 Pear Tree Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 6JA
Received 21 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71675
Demolition of conservatory and extension at side, proposed single storey rear extension and external alterations.
12 Charlemont Crescent West Bromwich B71 3DA
Received 22 Apr 2026 - UnknownNMA/26/00298
Non-material amendment for planning permission DC/25/70144.
114 Basons Lane Oldbury B68 9SL
Received 22 Apr 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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