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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/71731
Proposed loft conversion, rear dormer window and rooflights to front.
Flat 609 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BL
Received 8 May 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71732
Proposed change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to a residential home for up to two children (Class C2) (Lawful Development Certificate).
6 Richmond Hill Oldbury B68 9TJ
Received 8 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71733
Retention of single storey side/rear extension. - ENF/25/13021
36 Lye Cross Road Tividale Oldbury B69 1PQ
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71734
Proposed first floor side extension, alterations to porch roof, garage conversion to habitable room, raising of roof height and loft conversion.
23 Darbys Hill Road Oldbury B69 1SE
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71735
Proposed single storey side/rear extension.
15 William Avery Drive Smethwick B66 2EF
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71736
Proposed single storey side extension, and single and two storey rear extension.
44 Sedgley Road East Tipton DY4 8XA
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71737
Proposed single storey rear extension.
89 Hall Green Road West Bromwich B71 3JT
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03235
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 6.00m L x 3.80m H (2.60m to eaves)
6 Drake Street West Bromwich B71 1PA
Received 11 May 2026 - UnknownNMA/26/00300
Non-material amendment for planning permission DC/25/71224.
243 And 245 Wolverhampton Road Oldbury B68 0TG
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71740
Proposed single and two storey side and single storey front extension.
27 Mounts Road Wednesbury WS10 0BZ
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71741
Proposed single storey side/rear extension and new vehicle access with dropped kerb.
102 Pleasant Street West Bromwich B70 0RE
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03236
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 6.00m L x 3.00m H (3.00m to eaves)
67 Roebuck Lane West Bromwich B70 6QP
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03237
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 5.00m L x 3.30m H (2.50m to eaves)
89 New Birmingham Road Tividale Oldbury B69 2JF
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71742
Retention of 1.75m front/side fixed panel walls with front sliding gate.
68 Abbotsford Avenue Great Barr Birmingham B43 6HD
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71743
Proposed 1 No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit.
BT Hub Fronting Jack Judge House Halesowen Street Oldbury
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/6996A
Proposed two digital 75 inch LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub Unit.
BT Hub Fronting Jack Judge House Halesowen Street Oldbury
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03238
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 6.00m L x 3.00m H (3.00m to eaves)
20 Winchester Road West Bromwich B71 2NZ
Received 12 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71744
Proposed change of use from retail to an indoor padel court facility with front and side extensions, internal alterations, raising of roof height and associated works.
Lidl Old Walsall Road Birmingham B42 1NN
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71745
Proposed two and single storey rear extension.
125 Hill Top Road Oldbury B68 9DX
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71746
Proposed single storey front, side and rear extension.
12 Oak Avenue West Bromwich B70 8QH
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71747
Proposed porch to front.
6 Old College Avenue Oldbury B68 8BG
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03239
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 5.00m L x 3.00m H (2.90m to eaves)
19 Highland Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 7SH
Received 13 May 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71749
Proposed replacement modular classroom building (Lawful Development Certificate).
Perryfields Primary School Apsley Road Oldbury B68 0QY
Received 13 May 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71750
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to supported living accommodation for up to 4 No. adults (Lawful Development Certificate)
138 Bromford Lane West Bromwich B70 7HS
Received 13 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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