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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/71999
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to 2 No. self-contained apartments.
68 Kingsway Oldbury B68 0PZ
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72000
Proposed new workshop.
Land Adj 9 Izons Lane Industrial Estate Izons Lane West Bromwich B70 9BY
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72001
Proposed single storey rear extension and part garage conversion.
21 Speakers Close Tividale Oldbury B69 1UX
Received 7 Aug 2026 - UnknownDOC/26/01060
Proposed discharge of conditions 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of planning permission DC/25/71241.
Land Adjacent 320 Halesowen Road Cradley Heath B64 6NL
Received 7 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/72002
Proposed variation of conditions 15 and 16 of Planning Permission DC/25/71241 (Proposed 1 No. detached residential dwelling with parking, retaining walls and associated works (Revision to planning permission DC/23/68221) Proposed exemption to BNG requirements.
320 Halesowen Road Cradley Heath B64 6NL
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72003
Proposed 1 No. detached 4 bedroom dwelling with associated works (Re-submission of planning permission DC/23/68516)
Land Adjacent To 145 Victoria Road Oldbury B68 9UL
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionNMA/26/00306
Non-material amendment for planning permission DC/25/71211.
Unit Q Park Lane Birmingham B21 8LE
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72004
Proposed change of use from car dealership to hand car wash and vehicle valeting facility and associated works.
Land At Former 34 Newbury Lane Oldbury
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72005
Proposed single storey side and rear extension.
89 Birmingham New Road Tipton DY4 8JP
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72006
Proposed single storey side extension.
4 Shetland Drive Smethwick B66 1TJ
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72007
Proposed outbuilding in rear garden (Lawful Development Certificate).
19 Blackberry Lane Rowley Regis B65 8NF
Received 11 Aug 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03313
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 3.20m H (2.40m to eaves)
73 Talbot Road Smethwick B66 4DX
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72008
Proposed single storey side and rear extension
33 Wigorn Road Smethwick B67 5HQ
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72009
Proposed change of use from highway land to residential garden with new boundary fencing and landscaping (Revision to refused planning permission DC/26/71536)
2 Cambourne Road Rowley Regis B65 9EZ
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72010
Demolition of existing conservatory and garage and proposed single storey rear extension.
154 Castle Road West Oldbury B68 0EJ
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72011
Retention of ATM machine.
82B Holyhead Road Wednesbury WS10 7PA
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/7007A
Retention of 2 No. illuminated ATM signs.
82B Holyhead Road Wednesbury WS10 7PA
Received 12 Aug 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03314
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring 6.00m L x 4.00m H (2.60m to eaves)
77 Hampshire Road West Bromwich B71 2PS
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72012
Proposed 2 no. obscure glazed windows to side elevation of existing dwellinghouse (Lawful Development Certificate).
99 Dudley Road West Tividale Oldbury B69 2HU
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDOC/26/01061
Proposed discharge of conditions 16, 17, 18 and 21 of planning permission DC/24/69650.
Central Scaffolding Limited Friar Park Road Wednesbury WS10 0JX
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72013
Retention of tree maintenance works.
Comberford Court New Hall Place Wednesbury WS10 9AE
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionPD/26/03315
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 3.75m L x 3.00m H (3.00m to eaves)
50 Hembs Crescent Great Barr Birmingham B43 5DG
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72014
Proposed conservatory to rear.
73 Thorncroft Way Walsall WS5 4EF
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72015
Proposed extraction fan to front.
Unit 36 Kelvin Way Trading Estate Kelvin Way West Bromwich B70 7TP
Received 13 Aug 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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