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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/71859
Proposed change of use from storage or distribtion (Class B8) to indoor sports facility (Class E(d)).
Unit 5 To 6 Church Lane Industrial Estate Church Lane West Bromwich B71 1AR
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03268
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.00m L x 3.60m H (2.50m to eaves)
26 Somerset Crescent Wednesbury WS10 0SG
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03269
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.0m L x 3.0m H (3.0m to eaves)
2 Victory Rise West Bromwich B71 1EF
Received 22 Jun 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01036
Proposed discharge of condition 2 of planning permission DC/25/71049.
76 Hales Crescent Smethwick B67 6QS
Received 22 Jun 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01037
Proposed discharge of conditions 3, 8, 12 & 13 of planning permission DC/24/70135
Tipton Conservative And Unionist Club 64 Union Street Tipton DY4 8QH
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03270
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.0m L x 3.0m H (3.0m to eaves)
44 Pleasant Street West Bromwich B70 0RE
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71860
Proposed single storey rear extension and garage conversion to habitable room.
5 Wellcroft Street Wednesbury WS10 7HU
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71861
Proposed 1 no. BT Street Hub unit.
BT Hub Fronting Lidl Lower High Street Cradley Heath
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/7002A
Proposed two digital 75 inch LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
BT Hub Fronting Lidl Lower High Street Cradley Heath
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/7003A
Proposed upgrade of existing D-Poster advertisement display to full motion.
JCDecaux Advertisement Hoardings 000301 To 000307 Holyhead Road And Black Country New Road Wednesbury
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71862
Proposed change of use from Betting Shop (Sui Generis) to Adult Gaming Centre (Sui Generis) and new shopfront.
238 Duchess Parade High Street West Bromwich B70 7QG
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71863
Proposed variation of condition 1 of planning permission DC/25/70698 (Retention of single storey side and rear extension and new front porch and driveway) to amend the elevations.
54 Boundary Avenue Rowley Regis B65 0NZ
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71864
Proposed new first floor windows to west elevation.
Richards CCTV Great Western Street Wednesbury WS10 7LL
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71865
Proposed two storey side and rear extension and raising of roof height.
183 Rosefield Road Smethwick B67 6DY
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71866
Proposed single storey side/rear extension.
8 Ely Crescent West Bromwich B71 2SD
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71867
Proposed single storey side extension.
145 Park Lane West Tipton DY4 8LE
Received 23 Jun 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71868
Proposed change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to residential home for up to one child (Class C2) (Lawful Development Certificate).
100 Wheatsheaf Road Tividale Oldbury B69 1SJ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01038
Proposed discharge of condition 14 of planning permission DC/25/71275.
Perryfields High School Maths And Computing College And Sixth Form Oldacre Road Oldbury B68 0RG
Received 24 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71870
Proposed single storey side and rear extension.
72 Handley Street Wednesbury WS10 9DT
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71871
Retention of extract flue to side/rear, and double-glazed windows.
Punjabi Sweets And Curry House 285 - 287 High Street Smethwick B66 3NJ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03272
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.3m L x 3.0m H (3.0m to eaves)
31 Adams Close Smethwick B66 1HD
Received 24 Jun 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03273
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.0m L x 4.0m H (3.0m to eaves)
20 Kenelm Road Oldbury B68 8PF
Received 25 Jun 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01039
Proposed discharge of condition 3 of planning permission DC/25/70359.
277 - 279 High Street Smethwick B66 3NJ
Received 25 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71872
Conversion of part of the existing dwellinghouse to form 1 self-contained studio flat, with associated internal alterations.
13 Devonshire Road Smethwick B67 7NW
Received 25 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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