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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- UnknownNMA/26/00301
Non-material amendment for planning permission DC/25/71224
243 And 245 Wolverhampton Road Oldbury B68 0TG
Received 27 May 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03250
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 3.50m L x 3.90m H (3.00m to eaves)
24 The Grove Walsall WS5 4BX
Received 28 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71790
Proposed single and two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, rear dormer and outbuilding to rear.
3 Pennyhill Lane West Bromwich B71 3RN
Received 28 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71791
Retrospective change of use from clothes recycling centre to cafe/takeaway (Re-submission of refused planning permission DC/25/70295).
Masseys Cafe Unit 7A Fountain Business Park Fountain Lane Oldbury B69 3FH
Received 28 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71792
Retention of boundary walls/brick piers/railings to front and side and gates to front.
202 Hydes Road West Bromwich B71 2ED
Received 28 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71793
Proposed change of use from 6 No. bedroom (6 No. person) HMO to 7 No. bedroom (7 No. person) HMO, single storey rear extension, 2 No. basement light wells to front and covered bin/bike store to rear (Revision to refused planning applications DC/24/70106 and DC/25/71238).
124 Cheshire Road Smethwick B67 6DW
Received 29 May 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01020
Proposed discharge of conditions 3a, 4a and 7a of planning permission DC/23/68462
Kendrick Cars Alexandra Road Tipton DY4 8TD
Received 29 May 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71794
Retention of single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate)
32 Timbertree Crescent Cradley Heath B64 7ND
Received 29 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71795
Proposed demolition of existing garages to form new build development compromising of No.3 four bedroom dwellings with associated parking.
Lockup Garages Rear Of 142 To 148 Dial Lane West Bromwich
Received 29 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71796
Proposed single storey side extension.
16 Petersfield Drive Rowley Regis B65 0SA
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDOC/26/01021
Proposed discharge of conditions 13, 14, 15 and 16 of planning permission DC/24/69873.
Lidl 119 Horseley Heath Tipton DY4 7AH
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71797
Proposed single storey rear extension.
25 Bassett Crescent West Bromwich B71 4DU
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03251
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.000m L x 2.935m H (2.935m to eaves)
35 Glastonbury Road West Bromwich B71 2LL
Received 1 Jun 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71799
Proposed rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate).
82 Stour Street West Bromwich B70 9AU
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71800
Proposed single storey rear extension.
4 Ramila Close Smethwick B66 1RF
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71801
Proposed 1 No. residential dwelling and associated works.
Land Adj 99 Moat Road Tipton DY4 9PR
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03252
Proposed installation of a new 25m lattice telecommunications tower supporting 12 antennas, together with associated ancillary apparatus including equipment cabinets and supporting infrastructure.
Telecommunications Mast 22786 Land Adjacent 4 Howard Street West Bromwich
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71802
Proposed single storey side and rear extension.
115 Brookfields Road Oldbury B68 9QR
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03253
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 3.00m H (3.00m to eaves)
31 Hill Top West Bromwich B70 0QA
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71803
Proposed single storey front/side extension, garage conversion to kitchen and porch to front.
25 Stoney Lane West Bromwich B71 4ER
Received 2 Jun 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01022
Proposed discharge of conditions 3 and 7 of planning permission DC/22/66951.
610 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BW
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71804
Proposed single storey storage unit.
Land To The Rear Of 2 To 12 Caroline Street West Bromwich
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71805
Proposed annex in rear garden.
88 Unett Street Smethwick B66 3SZ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71807
Proposed refurbishment of restaurant with fenestration alterations, reconfiguration of parking bays and patio seating area, recladding of maintenance shed and associated works.
McDonald's 81 Halesowen Street Oldbury B69 2AW
Received 3 Jun 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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