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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/72016
Demolition of existing dwelling and proposed 1 No. detached residential dwelling and associated works.
4 Lightwoods Hill Smethwick B67 5DZ
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72017
Proposed single storey rear extension, garage conversion to habitable room, roof extension and fenestration alterations.
14 Cottesmore Close West Bromwich B71 3SB
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72019
Demolition of existing building and proposed new three storey building comprising of No.8 self-contained flats, ground floor co-working space, roof terrace and associated works.
12A Carters Green West Bromwich B70 9LW
Received 13 Aug 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03317
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.00m L x 3.00m H (2.80m to eaves)
3 Langley Gardens Oldbury B68 8QR
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionPD/26/03318
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 3.99m H (2.99m to eaves)
20 Seagar Street West Bromwich B71 4AN
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72021
Proposed increase in roof height, alterations and realignment of pitched roof and new roof cladding system with integrated solar panels.
Hooper Engineering Nelson Street Oldbury B69 4NY
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72022
Proposed canopy, cladding, boundary walls and gates to side.
Bridgwater Filters Limited George Street West Bromwich B70 6NJ
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72023
Proposed change of use from offices to 1 No. residential dwelling, raising roof height, loft conversion, front/rear dormer windows and associated works.
370 High Street Smethwick B66 3PJ
Received 14 Aug 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03319
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 3.80m H (2.90m to eaves)
19 Darby Road Oldbury B68 9SG
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72027
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to 6 No bedroom (6 No. person) HMO with 2 No. single storey rear extensions, loft conversion, roof lights to front and dormer window to rear (Lawful Development Certificate).
17 Loxley Road Smethwick B67 5BL
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72028
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to 6 No. bedroom (6 No. person) HMO with single storey rear extension, loft conversion, roof lights to front and dormer window to rear (Lawful Development Certificate)
20 Rosefield Road Smethwick B67 6DU
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72029
Proposed raising of roof height to existing single storey side elevation.
189 Wolverhampton Road Oldbury B68 0LR
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDOC/26/01062
Proposed discharge of conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission DC/25/71276.
98 Hill Top West Bromwich B70 0SH
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDOC/26/01063
Proposed discharge of conditions 5a of planning permission DC/23/68324.
Bloomsbury Glass Limited Unit 3 Kelvin Way West Bromwich B70 7LH
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72030
Proposed two storey side extension.
46 Beverley Road West Bromwich B71 2LP
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72031
Proposed single storey rear extension and part garage conversion.
4 Old College Avenue Oldbury B68 8BG
Received 17 Aug 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03320
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.50m L x 2.77m H (2.42m to eaves)
8 Almond Avenue Walsall WS5 4JT
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72033
Proposed second floor rear extension.
Ferdotti Motors Pleasant Street Lyng West Bromwich B70 7DP
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionPD/26/03321
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.00m L x 4.00m H (3.00m to eaves)
5 Fairbourne Avenue Rowley Regis B65 9JR
Received 17 Aug 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03322
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.00m L x 3.70m H (2.99m to eaves)
17 Cedar Close Walsall WS5 4LJ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72035
Proposed demolition of existing office building and erection of warehouse extension.
34 Oldbury Road West Bromwich B70 9ED
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72036
Proposed single storey side/rear extension to include partial garage conversion and raised patio area at the rear with seating and storage area below
40 Timbertree Road Cradley Heath B64 7LE
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDOC/26/01064
Proposed discharge of conditions 14 and 15 of planning permission DC/25/71211.
Unit Q Park Lane Birmingham B21 8LE
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72038
Proposed demolition of rear conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate).
22 The Primroses Walsall WS5 4BG
Received 18 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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