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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decisionDC/26/71808
Proposed conversion of existing 8-bedroom property into a 4-bed residential care home for up to 4 No. adults (Use Class C2) with associated works and single storey rear extension.
26 Cross Lane Great Barr Birmingham B43 6LN
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71809
Proposed single storey side/rear extension.
70 Rydding Square West Bromwich B71 2AB
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71810
Proposed dropped kerb to front.
139 Cape Hill Smethwick B66 4SH
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71811
Proposed first floor side extension, garage conversion to habitable room and roof alterations.
24 Dewberry Drive Walsall WS5 4RZ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71812
Proposed first floor rear extension, loft conversion, front and rear dormer windows (Revision to refused planning permission DC/25/71319)
Complete Dental 621 - 623 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BL
Received 4 Jun 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01023
Proposed discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 of planning permission DC/25/70747.
The Hayes 36 Dudley Street West Bromwich B70 9LS
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71813
Proposed single storey rear extension.
137 Heath Lane West Bromwich B71 2BL
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71814
Retention of first floor side and single storey rear extensions, garage conversion into habitable room, raised rear patio area and steps, and outbuilding in rear garden (Revision to approved planning permissions DC/25/70193 and DC/25/70448).
16 Fairbourne Avenue Rowley Regis B65 9JR
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03256
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.90m L x 3.25m H (3.00m to eaves)
3 Berkshire Crescent Wednesbury WS10 0SS
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71816
Proposed conversion of outbuilding in rear garden to annex with access ramp.
73 Bleakhouse Road Oldbury B68 0TQ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71817
Proposed single storey rear extension.
38 Haig Street West Bromwich B71 1ES
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71818
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to residential care home for up to 2 No. young people aged between 6-17 years old and garage conversion into habitable room.
21 Wilderness Lane Great Barr Birmingham B43 7RT
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71819
Proposed single storey side and rear extensions.
27 Hoylake Drive Tividale Oldbury B69 1QA
Received 8 Jun 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01024
Proposed discharge of conditions 9, 10 and 11 of planning permission DC/26/71389.
Police Station Oldbury Ringway Oldbury B69 4JD
Received 8 Jun 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71821
Proposed change of use to 6 No bedroom (6 No. person) HMO, single storey rear extensions, loft conversion and rear dormer window (Lawful Development Certificate).
41 Highgate Street Cradley Heath B64 5RY
Received 8 Jun 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01025
Proposed discharge of conditions 4a and 4b of planning permission DC/25/71244.
156 Halesowen Road Cradley Heath B64 5LP
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03257
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 6.00m L x 3.00m H (2.70m to eaves)
57 Campville Crescent West Bromwich B71 3NQ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71822
Proposed change of use of first/second floor from offices to No 8 bedroom (8 No. person) HMO.
36 Holyhead Road Wednesbury WS10 7DF
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71823
Proposed level access platform lift to front.
11 Charter Crescent Cradley Heath B64 7QF
Received 9 Jun 2026 - UnknownNMA/26/00302
Non-material amendment for planning permission DC/24/69322
Bridgwater Filters Limited George Street West Bromwich B70 6NJ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71824
Proposed single storey side and rear extension.
41 Auckland Road Smethwick B67 7AU
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71825
Proposed two storey side/rear and single storey rear extensions and front porch.
57 Campville Crescent West Bromwich B71 3NQ
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71826
Proposed single storey side/rear extension.
1 Lodge Road Smethwick B67 7LU
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71827
Proposed single storey side extension (Revision to approved planning permission DC/25/71304)
62 Arthur Street West Bromwich B70 6NR
Received 9 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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