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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/71714
Proposed change of use from skin clinic to 1 No. self-contained flat and fenestration alterations to front.
161B Ross Rowley Regis B65 8BS
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71715
Retention of use as residential home for up to two children (Class C2). (Amendment to planning application DC/24/69105).
18 Lemox Road West Bromwich B70 0QT
Received 5 May 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01016
Proposed discharge of conditions 5 and 7 of planning permission DC/25/70407.
8 Station Road Cradley Heath B64 6PD
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71716
Proposed single storey rear extension.
8 John Howell Drive Tipton DY4 8GY
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71717
Proposed single storey side and rear extension.
20 Drake Road Smethwick B66 1TF
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71718
Proposed two storey side/rear office extension.
AW Stokes And Son Limited Hall Street West Bromwich B70 7DP
Received 6 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71719
Proposed 1 No. residential dwelling.
Land Rear Of 161 And 162 Throne Road Rowley Regis B65 9LD
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71720
Proposed single storey side/rear extension.
2 Victory Rise West Bromwich B71 1EF
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71721
Proposed front porch.
10 Thursfield Road Tipton DY4 8TJ
Received 6 May 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01017
Proposed discharge of conditions 7 (acoustic glazing), 10 (landscaping), 11 (EV charging) and 14 (external lighting) of planning permission DC/22/67817.
Land At The Junction Of Tippity Green Dudley Road Rowley Regis
Received 6 May 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71722
Proposed loft conversion, rear dormer window and 2 No. front roof lights (Lawful Development Certificate).
12 Hellier Avenue Tipton DY4 7RN
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71723
Proposed single storey side/rear extension and garage conversion into habitable room (Revision to planning permission DC/24/69356)
42 Roslyn Close Smethwick B66 3AR
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71724
Proposed single storey side extension and loft conversion.
99 Messenger Road Smethwick B66 3EB
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71725
Proposed single storey side garage extension.
15 St Vincent Crescent West Bromwich B70 0LH
Received 7 May 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71726
Proposed loft conversion, rear dormer window and single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate).
8 Regan Drive Oldbury B69 2GB
Received 7 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71727
Proposed single and two storey rear extension, loft conversion with dormer to rear, tiled canopy to front and outbuilding to rear.
9 Highbury Road Oldbury B68 8QF
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03231
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 5.00m L x 3.50m H (2.50m to eaves)
37E Phoenix Street West Bromwich B70 0AE
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03232
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 6.00m L x 3.00m H (2.50m to eaves)
103 Birchfield Way Walsall WS5 4EE
Received 7 May 2026 - UnknownNMA/26/00299
Non-material amendment for planning permission DC/25/71271.
5 Wrottesley Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 6BA
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71728
Retention of single storey side/rear extension.
64 Wolverhampton Road Oldbury B68 0LJ
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71729
Proposed single/two storey side and single storey rear extension.
45 Wiltshire Way West Bromwich B71 1JB
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71730
Proposed single storey rear/side extension.
170 Oldbury Road Rowley Regis B65 0NX
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03233
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.9m L x 2.9m H (2.9m to eaves)
112 Broadmoor Avenue Smethwick B67 6JU
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03234
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 3.50m L x 2.90m H (2.90m to eaves)
259 Friar Park Road Wednesbury WS10 0LF
Received 8 May 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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