78 Edgbaston Road Smethwick B66 4LF

1. 1 Jul 2026

   Received by Sandwell

2. 17 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 10 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions

Sandwell granted permission on 10 August 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.

• 18 Edgbaston Road Smethwick B66 4LA

  DC/19/63317 Submitted 16 Jul 2019 50 yards away

  Proposed lift to front of property.

  Granted Householder 6 docs
  Domestic

• 374 High Street Smethwick B66 3PJ

  PD/20/01537 Submitted 7 Sep 2020 100 yards away

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 2.60m H (2.30m to eaves)

  Decided Prior approval Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Builders Yard Adjacent 13 Claremont Road Smethwick B66 4JZ

  DC/26/71603 Submitted 27 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  Proposed change of use of ground floor from workshop to self contained studio, raising of rear roof, with bay window to front, and window to rear.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 10 docs

• 364A High Street Smethwick B66 3PD

  DC/20/64081 Submitted 9 Mar 2020 100 yards away

  Proposed change of use of first floor from offices to 4 No. HMO units.

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• 364A High Street Smethwick B66 3PD

  PD/21/01714 Submitted 11 Mar 2021 100 yards away

  Proposed change of use from offices to 3 No. self contained flats.

  Granted Prior approval New dwelling 10 docs

• 364 High Street Smethwick B66 3PD

  PD/25/03068 Submitted 7 Oct 2025 100 yards away

  Proposed change of use of ground floor rear to 1 No. 3 bedroom self-contained flat.

  Refused Prior approval 16 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