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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 dates

1,268Searchable 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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning Local plan Planning and planning policy Pre-application advice Planning Applications Process Conservation areas Historic Environment Article 4 directions High Street and Crocketts Lane Article 4 Direction

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning@sandwell.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiries01215694054 Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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/26/71873
Proposed single storey rear extension and garage conversion into habitable room.
31 Messenger Road Smethwick B66 3EB
Received 25 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/71874
Proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a residential home for up to two residents (Class C2).
33 Defford Drive Oldbury B68 9RH
Received 26 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/71875
Proposed single and two storey side/rear extensions, front bay window and front canopy.
104 Elm Terrace Oldbury B69 1UD
Received 26 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/71876
Proposed installation of extract duct to rear.
30A High Street Cradley Heath B64 5HL
Received 26 Jun 2026
UnknownDOC/26/01040
Proposed discharge of conditions 8, 9 and 10 of planning permission DC/25/70617
39 Harvest Road Rowley Regis B65 8EW
Received 26 Jun 2026
DecidedPD/26/03274
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.5m L x 4.0m H (3.0m to eaves)
33 Robert Road Tipton DY4 9BJ
Received 26 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/71877
Proposed annexe to rear garden.
47 Margaret Street West Bromwich B70 8LF
Received 26 Jun 2026
UnknownDOC/26/01041
Proposed discharge of condition 5 of planning permission DC/25/71251
Biffa Tipton Waste Transfer Station Chimney Road Tipton DY4 7BY
Received 29 Jun 2026
UnknownDC/26/71878
Proposed refurbishment of the building and internal fit of unit (Listed Building).
Greggs 2 Birmingham Road West Bromwich B71 4JZ
Received 29 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/71880
Proposed change of use of a vehicle repair shop (Class B2) to a MOT centre (Sui Generis).
163 Great Bridge Street West Bromwich B70 0DJ
Received 29 Jun 2026
DecidedPD/26/03275
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.50m L x 3.70m H (2.80m to eaves)
8 Beech Road Oldbury B69 1TX
Received 29 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/71881
Proposed loft conversion with hip to gable roof and front dormer window.
126 Hugh Road Smethwick B67 7JR
Received 29 Jun 2026
UnknownDC/26/71882
Proposed single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate).
21 Laburnum Road Tipton DY4 9QP
Received 30 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionDOC/26/01042
Proposed discharge of conditions 6 and 7a of planning permission DC/23/68875.
Land At Danks Way Tipton
Received 30 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/71883
Proposed garage conversion and double storey side and rear extension.
151 Wolseley Road West Bromwich B70 0LU
Received 30 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/71884
Proposed pruning of two trees at front - Sycamore tree (T3) and Copper Birch tree (T4).
35 Moor Lane Rowley Regis B65 8DH
Received 30 Jun 2026
DecidedPD/26/03276
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 30 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/71885
Proposed garage conversion to habitable room.
3 Richmond Aston Drive Tipton DY4 8GD
Received 1 Jul 2026
DecidedDC/26/71887
Proposed single storey rear extension.
78 Edgbaston Road Smethwick B66 4LF
Received 1 Jul 2026
DecidedPD/26/03277
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.0m L x 3.80m H (3.0m to eaves)
13 Chestnut Road Oldbury B68 0AX
Received 1 Jul 2026
DecidedDC/26/71888
Proposed single storey rear/side extension.
98 Marshall Street Smethwick B67 7NB
Received 1 Jul 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/71889
Proposed change of use from Retail Sale of Goods (Class E(a) to Restaurant/Cafe (Class E(b)), new shop front, extraction flue to the rear, and external alterations.
281 High Street Smethwick B66 3NJ
Received 1 Jul 2026
DecidedDC/26/71890
Proposed porch and pitched roof to front, two storey side/rear and single storey rear extensions, loft conversion with rear dormer windows and front roof lights.
27 Pear Tree Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 6HX
Received 1 Jul 2026
DecidedDC/26/71891
Proposed porch extension and canopy to front, two storey side/rear and single storey rear extensions, loft conversion incorporating rear dormer extension and annex building to rear garden and associated works.
29 Pear Tree Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 6HX
Received 1 Jul 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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