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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedPD/26/03302
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.20m L x 3.00m H (3.00m to eaves)
19 Valentine Road Oldbury B68 9AJ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71984
Proposed removal of existing modern clock unit and reinstatement of a high quality "K & J" signage panel.
Astle House Astle Park West Bromwich B70 8DH
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71985
Proposed single storey side/rear extension.
45 Kilvert Road Wednesbury WS10 0QW
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionPD/26/03303
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.5m L x 3.0m H (2.7m to eaves)
22 Avon Grove Walsall WS5 4HQ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71987
Proposed single storey side and rear extension.
31 Kendal Rise Oldbury B68 8ER
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71988
Proposed 4 No electric vehicle charging upstands and associated works (Lawful Development Certificate)
Mecca Bingo Club 50 Halesowen Street Oldbury B69 2AN
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71989
Proposed garage conversion to habitable room.
44 Living Well Street West Bromwich B70 9BZ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71990
Proposed single and two storey side/rear extension.
8 Vimy Road Wednesbury WS10 9BQ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03304
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 3.00m H (3.00m to eaves)
59 Great Arthur Street Smethwick B66 1DH
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71991
Proposed single and two storey rear/side extensions.
117 Brennand Road Oldbury B68 0SH
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71992
Proposed single storey rear extension.
70 Highfield Road Ocker Hill Tipton DY4 0QX
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionPD/26/03305
Proposed 2 No. solar canopies.
Mecca Bingo Club 50 Halesowen Street Oldbury B69 2AN
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/7006A
Proposed new full-motion digital display screen.
JCDecaux Advertisement Hoardings 000404 And 000403 Aeroplas (UK) Limited Great Western Way Tipton
Received 4 Aug 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03306
A proposed 22.5m high Phosco Phase 6 monopole hosting 6 no. antennas, 15 no. RRUs, 2 no. dishes, equipment housing and other ancillary development.
Telecommunications Mast 104641 Bull Lane Open Space Brandon Way West Bromwich
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71994
Retention of front porch extension.
13 Wood Lane West Bromwich B70 9PZ
Received 4 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/71995
Proposed single storey rear extension and loft conversion.
3 Baldwin Street Smethwick B66 3RP
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03307
Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 4.00m L x 3.70m H (2.99m to eaves)
24 Alder Road Wednesbury WS10 9PX
Received 4 Aug 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03308
Proposed demolition of the external Regenerative Thermal Oxidiser Unit and support structure.
Johnson Controls Automotive Components Park Hallens Drive Wednesbury WS10 7DD
Received 5 Aug 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03309
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring 6.0m L x 4.0m H (3.0m to eaves)
41 Codsall Road Cradley Heath B64 7EE
Received 5 Aug 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03310
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 3.00m H (2.90m to eaves)
61 Pool Lane Oldbury B69 4QX
Received 5 Aug 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03311
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.00m L x 3.08m H (2.94m to eaves)
36 Warwick Gardens Tividale Oldbury B69 3JB
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71996
Proposed single storey rear extension, single and two storey side extension, and outbuilding to rear.
15 Station Street Tipton DY4 8UE
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/71997
Proposed change of use from former police training centre with residential quarters to 69 No. bedroom (single occupancy) co-living accommodation with ground floor infill extension, roof terrace to first floor, external render, fenestration alterations and associated works. (Revision to refused planning permission DC/25/71289)
Windmill House 32 Windmill Lane Smethwick B66 3LX
Received 6 Aug 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03312
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.00m L x 2.70m H (2.40m to eaves)
23 Liberty Lane West Bromwich B70 0FL
Received 6 Aug 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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