Sandwell planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, updated daily. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council received 234 planning applications in the last 90 days, 6 of them major schemes. 85% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 82 days.
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Recent applications in Sandwell
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18 Tollgate Precinct High Street Smethwick B67 7RA
Adult daycare change of use with roof terrace, Smethwick. Converts 1,116 sqm of precinct storage into a daycare centre, adding a covered first-floor terrace and external stairs, at full stage. Steel stairs, ramp and retractable canopy, M&E, accessible fit-out and new glazing are the packages for…
Fit-outM&ESteel
The Hayes 36 Dudley Street West Bromwich B70 9LS
14-apartment scheme variation of condition, West Bromwich. Steps the approved block 1000mm off the western boundary, extends the staircase wing 1800mm and reconfigures four flats. Revised footprint shifts brickwork set-out, groundworks and steel lintel quantities, so existing package quotes need…
35 & 35A Upper High Street Wednesbury WS10 7HJ
5-unit residential conversion above a consolidated commercial unit, Wednesbury. Merges ground-floor retail and adds three storeys of apartments (studio to two-bed) at full application stage. Structural steels, party-wall remediation, fit-out and rewiring dominate, with new bathrooms and kitchens…
Structural repairSteelM&E
120 - 122 High Street West Bromwich B70 6JW
Four-flat rear extension and loft conversion scheme, West Bromwich, full application. Adds a two-storey rear extension and loft conversion creating four one-bedroom flats, at full application stage. Roofing, steel, joinery and M&E fit-out for four separate kitchens and bathrooms suit local…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Carlton Motors 15 - 16 Dudley Street Wednesbury WS10 7DX
Vehicle showroom conversion with workshop relocation, Wednesbury. Existing building reconfigured for retail display and sales with a single-storey extension, plus a new workshop for repair and MOT work. Fit-out, M&E, forecourt hard landscaping and trade counter installation drive the material…
Fit-outM&EBrickwork
Unit 23 Phoenix Industrial Estate Dudley Road West Tividale Oldbury B69 2PJ
Vehicle dismantling facility conversion, Oldbury. Industrial estate unit repurposed for vehicle salvage, parts storage and retail sales, regularised by retrospective full application. Specialist hoists, compressors, racking and environmental controls for fluid handling drive the fit-out scope.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Bishop Gate Works Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 2AR
18-bedroom HMO conversion in Smethwick, first and second floors. One dwelling reconfigured for multiple occupation with fenestration alterations at full application stage. Fit-out, partitioning, rewiring, fire safety and drainage drive the work; bedroom and bathroom fit-out volumes follow.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
20 Holden Road Wednesbury WS10 0DB
Single-storey rear extension creating an additional flat, Wednesbury, full application. The rear extension adds a ground-floor flat to an existing Wednesbury home, at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and M&E fit-out for the new flat suit local subcontractors.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
123 Hamstead Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 5BB
Two-storey side extension creating a two-bedroom home, Great Barr. Partial demolition and extension to an existing property at full application stage. Groundworks, structural steelwork and brickwork drive the scheme; roofing and M&E packages follow.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
37 - 39 Hawes Lane Rowley Regis B65 9AL
Bed shop converting to a micro bar, Rowley Regis. Retrospective consent sought for a change of use with fenestration alterations and associated works at full application stage. Extraction, internal fit-out, bar counter and glazing packages represent the main opportunities.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
Land Adjacent 49 Stella Road Tipton DY4 9BW
Detached bungalow with rear dormer, Tipton. New single-storey dwelling with dormer extension, parking, access and landscaping at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, roofing and M&E packages lead, with glazing and hard landscaping completing the scheme.
GroundworksStructural frameRoofing
119 Bleakhouse Road Oldbury B68 0LT
Care home conversion for three young people, Oldbury. Converts a house into a C2 children's home, with ground lowered for a new driveway and boundary walls. Groundworks, retaining walling and bricklaying for the driveway suit local groundworkers; internal fit-out follows.
GroundworksBrickworkHard landscaping
101 Rathbone Road Smethwick B67 5JE
Two-storey side and rear extensions with loft conversion, Smethwick. Householder scheme adding two-storey and single-storey extensions plus a rear dormer to an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roof framing, steel openings and glazing packages suit local subcontractors, with…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
8 Huskison Close Oldbury B69 1LZ
Single-storey side and rear extension, Oldbury. Adds ground-floor living space to an existing house at full householder stage. Brickwork, roofing and steel over the new opening lead, with glazing and groundworks following.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
24D Perry Hill Road Oldbury B68 0AZ
Two-storey side and rear extension with garage conversion, Oldbury. Adds two-storey living space and converts the garage, linked into the existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roof structure, steel over the linking openings and new glazing are the packages for local subcontractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, raw rate
33.6%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.7%
national rates applied to this caseload
2.9 percentage points above expected. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
233 appeals counted, 226 judged either way (76 allowed, 150 dismissed), 7 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 47% | 28.8% | 115 | 115 | 54 |
| Householder (HAS) | 21.7% | 35.6% | 85 | 83 | 18 |
| Enforcement Notice | 7.7% | 13.5% | 15 | 13 | 1 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 25% | 33.3% | 9 | 8 | 2 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Affordable rent80 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder79% (170 decided)
- residential85% (48 decided)
- commercial89% (38 decided)
- other97% (35 decided)
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