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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636 approved · 111 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/72039
Proposed variations of Conditions 1 and 3 of application reference number DC/25/7126 (Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to residential care home for up to 3 No. young people aged between 7 and 17 years). to amend the staffing rota from three staff members to five staff members
78 Grange Road Cradley Heath B64 6RU
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72040
Proposed single storey side and first floor rear extensions.
76 Fairway Avenue Oldbury B69 1TA
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72043
Proposed change of use from 3 x bedroom dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a residential home for up to two children (Class C2).
2 Scott Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 6JT
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72044
Proposed single storey front/side extension
13 Chestnut Road Oldbury B68 0AX
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72045
Proposed single storey rear extension and subdivision into 2 No. units and associated works.
Flameproof Electrical Enclosures Uk Ltd Altech Industrial Estate Tat Bank Road Oldbury B69 4NP
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72046
Proposed hip to gable roof extension, loft conversion and rear dormer window.
55 Brennand Road Oldbury B68 0SU
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/7008A
Proposed 1 No. non-illuminated fascia sign.
14 Vaughan Park Sedgley Road East Tipton DY4 7UU
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72048
Proposed variation of condition 1 and 3 of Planning Permission DC/24/69150 (Proposed change of use to a children's residential care home for maximum 4 No. young people aged between 7 and 17 years old) To increase staffing levels to 5 No. staff members on site.
356 Birchfield Lane Oldbury B69 1AE
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72049
Proposed single storey rear extension.
31 Beebee Road Wednesbury WS10 9RX
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72050
Proposed loft conversion with dormers to front and rear.
1 Peters Street West Bromwich B70 0HT
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72052
Proposed change of use from single family dwelling (Class C3) to residential home for up to three children (Class C2).
3 Melford Mews Old Park Road Wednesbury WS10 9LT
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDOC/26/01065
Proposed discharge of conditions 5 and 7 of planning permission DC/26/71555.
30 Darbys Way Tipton DY4 7NY
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72053
Proposed single storey rear/side extension, first floor rear extension, porch to front and garage conversion to office.
2 Rose Close Wednesbury WS10 0ER
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72054
Demolition of existing garage and proposed single storey outbuilding to rear.
72 Highbury Avenue Rowley Regis B65 9PP
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72055
Proposed single storey front extension.
Hazrat Sultan Bahu Trust Farley House 76 Vicarage Road Oldbury B68 8HT
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDOC/26/01066
Proposed discharge of conditions 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 20 of planning permission DC/25/71285.
Land To The Rear Of 7 Horseley Road Tipton DY4 7LX
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDOC/26/01067
Proposed discharge of conditions 3, 4, 7, 13, 14 and 15 of planning permission DC/25/71257.
Land To The Side Of 57 Harvest Road Rowley Regis B65 8EW
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72056
Proposed single storey side and rear extension to provide disabled bathroom, bedroom and two disabled access ramps.
1 Codsall Road Cradley Heath B64 7ED
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionPD/26/03323
Proposed 20m high streetpole accommodating 6 No antennas ancillary equipment, with 2 No equipment cabinets, a retaining wall and associated ancillary development thereto.
Telecommunications Mast 022508 Land Adjacent Smethwick Railway Station Tollhouse Way Smethwick
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72060
Proposed change of use from offices to 1 No. residential dwelling, raising roof height, loft conversion, front/rear dormer windows and associated works.
372 High Street Smethwick B66 3PJ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - DecidedPD/26/03324
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 3.65m H (2.50m to eaves)
43 Tudor Street Tipton DY4 8UT
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionNMA/26/00308
Non-material amendment for planning permission DC/23/68324.
Unit 3 Kelvin Way West Bromwich B70 7LH
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72063
Proposed single storey rear extension.
93 Abbey Crescent Oldbury B68 9HL
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/72064
Proposed single storey rear extension.
398 Wolverhampton Road Oldbury B68 0TE
Received 25 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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