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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/71844
Proposed single storey side/rear extension, raising of roof height to garage and front porch and conversion of garage to habitable room.
67 Abbotsford Avenue Great Barr Birmingham B43 6HE
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71845
Proposed conversion of retail shop to 2 no flats, single storey rear extension and bay window to front.
64 Three Shires Oak Road Smethwick B67 5BU
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71846
Proposed link between Unit 12 and Units 13 to 15 to provide one additional paddle court to the existing three paddle courts.
Units 12 & 13 To 15 The Great Bridge Centre Charles Street West Bromwich B70 0BF
Received 15 Jun 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71847
Proposed garage conversion into habitable room (Lawful Development Certificate).
22 Swan Crescent Oldbury B69 4QG
Received 12 Jun 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71848
Retention of use of existing Class B2 Unit as MOT testing Centre (Lawful Development Certificate).
169 Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 2AU
Received 16 Jun 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01031
Proposed discharge of conditions 5, 6 and 7 of planning permission DC/25/71028.
Unit A Kings Hill Business Park Darlaston Road Wednesbury WS10 7SH
Received 16 Jun 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01032
Proposed discharge of condition 3 of planning permission DC/25/71028.
Unit A Kings Hill Business Park Darlaston Road Wednesbury WS10 7SH
Received 16 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/7000A
Proposed single-sided illuminated display, and double-sided illuminated display.
Osprey Filling Station Wolverhampton Road Oldbury B69 2BH
Received 16 Jun 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03263
Proposed new 25m high Swann Lattice Tower, supporting 6 no. antennas and 15 no. ERS radio units, and 2 no. 300mm dishes, together with equipment housing and associated ancillary development.
Telecommunications Mast 104620 Land To Rear Unit 9 Ocean Drive Black Country New Road Tipton
Received 16 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/7001A
Proposed externally-illuminated fascia sign to side.
76 - 78 Toll End Road Tipton DY4 0EU
Received 16 Jun 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01033
Proposed discharge of conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission DC/26/71497.
8 Park Street Tipton DY4 8SP
Received 16 Jun 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01034
Proposed discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6,7 and 8 of planning permission DC/24/69595.
Side Garden Of 9 St Johns Close West Bromwich B70 6TH
Received 17 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71849
Proposed first floor side extension.
6 Diane Close Tipton DY4 0BW
Received 17 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71850
Proposed single storey rear/side extension and rear dormer.
12 Berry Drive Smethwick B66 1RN
Received 17 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71851
Proposed first floor rear extension.
21 Siskin Close Oldbury B68 9LT
Received 17 Jun 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03265
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.6m L x 2.9m L (2.9m to eaves)
117 Hurst Road Smethwick B67 6LY
Received 17 Jun 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03266
Proposed 25m high swann lattice tower mast with 6 No. antennas, 15 No. RRUs, 2 No. dishes, equipment cabinets and associated ancillary development.
Telecommunications Mast 104731 Land At Recycled Aggregate Services Union Road Oldbury
Received 18 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71852
Proposed single storey rear extension and loft conversion with velux windows to front and rear.
86 Lyttleton Street West Bromwich B70 7SB
Received 17 Jun 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03267
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.5m L x 2.9m H (2.9m to eaves)
22 Dewberry Drive Walsall WS5 4RZ
Received 18 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71853
Proposed single storey front/side/rear extension with access ramps and handrails to front and rear.
21 Peveril Way Great Barr Birmingham B43 6ER
Received 18 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71854
Proposed variation/removal of condition 1 of planning permission DC/26/71549 (Proposed first floor side extension with front and rear dormer windows) to include additional windows.
2 Devey Road Smethwick B66 4ST
Received 18 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71857
Proposed single storey front, single and two storey side and rear extension.
89 Newcomen Drive Tipton DY4 8XX
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71858
Proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to residential home for up to two children (Class C2) (Lawful Development Certificate).
18 Ripon Drive West Bromwich B71 2JP
Received 19 Jun 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01035
Proposed discharge of conditions 15 and 16 of planning permission DC/25/71275
Sixth Form Centre Perryfields High School Maths And Computing College And Sixth Form Oldacre Road Oldbury
Received 22 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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