20 Drake Road Smethwick B66 1TF

1. 5 May 2026

   Received by Sandwell

2. 6 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 1 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions

4. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Sandwell granted permission on 1 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 10 Grenville Drive Smethwick B66 1TQ

  PD/19/01270 Submitted 15 Aug 2019 50 yards away

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.0m L x 4.0m H (3.0m to eaves)

  Decided Prior approval Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 41 Grenville Drive Smethwick B66 1TQ

  DC/21/65456 Submitted 25 Mar 2021 100 yards away

  Proposed two storey side extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
  Domestic

• 8 Culvert Way Smethwick B66 1TD

  DC/26/71775 Submitted 21 May 2026 100 yards away

  Proposed single storey side extension and ramp/balustrades to front.

  Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 Shetland Drive Smethwick B66 1TJ

  DC/26/72006 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

  Proposed single storey side extension.

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 17 Swan Avenue Smethwick B66 1TG

  DC/22/67052 Submitted 16 May 2022 100 yards away

  Proposed single storey side extension, front porch and canopy (Revision to approved planning permission DC/21/66452).

  Granted Householder Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• Land Adjacent Elim Pentecostal Church Woodland Drive Smethwick

  DOC/25/00957 Submitted 17 Nov 2025 200 yards away

  Proposed discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 13 of planning permission DC/22/67753.

  Granted Conditions 20 docs

• DC/26/71921 Granted

  99A Bromford Lane West Bromwich B70 7HN

  Proposed single storey side/rear extension.

  Received 10 Jul, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Householder
• DC/26/71727 Granted

  9 Highbury Road Oldbury B68 8QF

  Proposed single and two storey rear extension, loft conversion with dormer to rear, tiled canopy to front and outbuilding to rear.

  Received 7 May, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Householder
• DC/26/71950 Granted

  89 Birchfield Way Walsall WS5 4EE

  Proposed single storey side and rear extension.

  Received 20 Jul, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Householder
• DC/26/71922 Granted

  99B Bromford Lane West Bromwich B70 7HN

  Proposed single storey rear extension

  Received 10 Jul, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Householder
• DC/26/71954 Granted

  89B Park Lane East Tipton DY4 8RP

  Proposed two storey rear extension

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Householder