Source: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council·Updated daily·Last checked 8 Oct 2026
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Plota holds 1,210 current planning applications from Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, received since 17 Oct 2025, 338 of them in the last 90 days. Behind them, the Plota archive holds 15,396 earlier applications from Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, 2016 to 2025, searchable by location and keyword. Current records are collected from the council's public register at webcaps.sandwell.gov.uk and checked every day; the last check was on 8 Oct 2026. Each record carries the council's reference, address, proposal, dates, status and decision, with a map location and Plota's classification by type and procedure added. The council's own record is the authoritative version; every entry here links to it.
Heads up: Sandwell hasn't published a new application since 30 Sept 2026 - 8 days ago. We've been checking daily and will surface new applications as soon as they appear on the council's portal.