Battery Storage Facility National Grid Substation Painswick Close Walsall

1. 19 May 2020

   Received by Sandwell

2. 9 Jun 2020

   Decision issued: Screening opinion - EIA not required

3. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Sandwell has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 70 Brackendale Drive Walsall WS5 4BU

  DC/19/63767 Submitted 29 Nov 2019 400 yards away

  Proposed single storey rear extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 24 The Grove Walsall WS5 4BX

  PD/26/03250 Submitted 28 May 2026 400 yards away

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 3.50m L x 3.90m H (3.00m to eaves)

  Decided Prior approval Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 73 Thorncroft Way Walsall WS5 4EF

  DC/26/72014 Submitted 13 Aug 2026 0.3 miles away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov

  Proposed conservatory to rear.

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension 15 docs
  Small domestic

• 184 Woodruff Way Walsall WS5 4RL

  DC/22/67140 Submitted 8 Jun 2022 0.3 miles away

  Proposed two storey side and single storey rear extensions.

  Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 18 Mistletoe Drive Walsall WS5 4SW

  DC/24/69141 Submitted 20 Feb 2024 0.3 miles away

  Proposed single storey side extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• DC/25/71052 Awaiting decision

  Land At Lower High Street, Forge Lane And Silverthorne Lane, Cradley Heath

  A hybrid planning application seeking outline permission including means of access for a residential led mixed use development of up 37 dwellings, a new build drive through coffee establishment, associated parking and demolition of an existing industrial building; and full planning permission for a commercial bakery through the conversion of an existing industrial unit.

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 8 Aug 2026 Outline
• DC/22/67240 Granted

  Land Formerly Wednesbury Motors 110 Holyhead Road Wednesbury

  Proposed construction of 30 No. two-bedroom apartments (outline application for access and layout).

  Received 27 Jun, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Outline
• DC/22/67454 Granted

  Former Tentec Ltd Plymouth House Guns Lane West Bromwich B70 9HS

  Proposed new build development of 125 apartments with amenities, 60 onsite parking spaces and associated landscaping (Outline application for access, layout and scale).

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Outline
• DC/23/68524 Granted

  51 Green Street West Bromwich B70 6DL

  Demolition of existing buildings, and proposed 11-storey building comprising up to 60 no. residential apartments, with associated landscaping, cycle parking, car parking and access from Green Street (Outline application for access).

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Outline
• DC/22/66552 Granted

  Land At Units 1 And 2 Cliff Drive Tipton DY4 0PZ

  Proposed 1 no. Industrial and Logistics unit (Outline application for layout and access).

  Received 20 Jan, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Outline