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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/71892
Proposed single storey rear extension.
204 Oak Road West Bromwich B70 8HJ
Received 2 Jul 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01043
Proposed discharge of conditions 5a and 6 of planning permission DC/24/70135.
Tipton Conservative And Unionist Club 64 Union Street Tipton DY4 8QH
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71893
Proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (ClassC3(a)) to a residential home for up to three children (Class C2).
20 Bradley Street Tipton DY4 7TA
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71894
Proposed porch and oriel window to front, basement, two storey side/rear extension and 18no. solar panels on roof
16 Turton Road West Bromwich B70 8LA
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71895
Proposed external alterations.
Canalside H And R ChemPharm (UK) Limited Tipton Works Dudley Road Tipton DY4 8EH
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71896
Proposed external alterations.
Forgeside H And R ChemPharm (UK) Limited Tipton Works Dudley Road Tipton DY4 8EH
Received 3 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71897
Proposed external wall insulation.
93 Wilderness Lane Great Barr Birmingham B43 7TA
Received 3 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71898
Proposed single storey side/rear extension, loft and garage conversions into habitable rooms and rooflights to the front and rear.
81 Smeaton Avenue Smethwick B66 2EG
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03280
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.9m L x 3.4m H (3.0m to eaves)
135 Hurst Road Smethwick B67 6LZ
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71900
Retrospective change of use from general industrial (Class B2) to storage, sorting, baling, shredding, granulating and transfer of non-hazardous waste plastics (Sui Generis) including associated parking, loading/unloading and ancillary office use.
Bays 1 And 2 Unit 3 Coxs Lane Cradley Heath B64 5QT
Received 6 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71901
Proposed pruning of 1 no. sycamore tree at rear (T11).
56 Woodbourne Road Smethwick B67 5LZ
Received 6 Jul 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03281
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.0m L x 4.0m H (3.0m to eaves)
20 Greenfield Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 5AP
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDOC/26/01044
Proposed discharge of conditions 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14 of planning permission DC/23/68939
Car Park Tasker Street West Bromwich
Received 6 Jul 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03282
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.00m L x 3.50m H (2.87m to eaves)
13 Hillary Avenue Wednesbury WS10 0HE
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71903
Proposed 2 No. outdoor padel courts, parking and associated works.
Land Adj To Swallowfield Courtyard Wolverhampton Road Oldbury
Received 7 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71905
Proposed single storey rear/side extension.
2 Rose Avenue Oldbury B68 0EA
Received 7 Jul 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03283
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.25m L x 2.5m H (2.5m to eaves)
61 Rawlings Road Smethwick B67 5AD
Received 7 Jul 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01045
Proposed discharge of condition 6 of planning permission DC/26/71428.
1 Johns Lane Oldbury B69 3HX
Received 8 Jul 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03284
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 4.00m H (3.00m to eaves)
19 The Uplands Smethwick B67 6EG
Received 8 Jul 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71906
Proposed change of use of dwelling house to residential care home for up to two children (Lawful Development Certificate).
169 Hamstead Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 5BD
Received 8 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71907
Proposed single storey rear extension.
9 Durban Road Smethwick B66 3SQ
Received 9 Jul 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03285
Proposed 22.5m phosco phase 6 monopole, hosting 6 no. antennas, 15 no. RRUs, 2 no. dishes, equipment housing and other ancillary development.
Telecommunications Mast 104626 Land Adjacent Railway Bridge St Pauls Road Wednesbury
Received 9 Jul 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03286
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.85m L x 3.00m H (3.00m to eaves)
16 Turton Road Tipton DY4 9LH
Received 9 Jul 2026 - UnknownDC/26/71908
Proposed change of use to residential home for up to two children (Lawful Development Certificate).
14 Russell Close Tividale Oldbury B69 3LU
Received 9 Jul 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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