Garage conversion planning approval rate in Sandwell
93% of 27 decided garage conversion applications in Sandwell were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
93%
Approval rate, all years, from 27 decided
27
decided garage conversion applications in Sandwell: 25 approved, 2 refused
85%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 13 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded. The eight-record threshold is a display rule, not a guarantee that a sample is statistically reliable.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Coverage for this project type
Dated records in this archive span 2015 to 2025. 0 of 27 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
13 decided records are dated 2022 or later. This is an archive count, not a measure of all current council activity.
Small archive sample: only 27 decided records support this figure. A small number of different outcomes can substantially change the percentage.
These project categories can include different application routes and proposals combining several kinds of work. Read the proposal and decision type before comparing it with your project.
Check planning requirements in Sandwell, or read about permitted development in Sandwell. An approval rate does not decide which route your property qualifies for.
Example garage conversion decisions in Sandwell
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
Visit Sandwell's official website to find its planning register and search the references below. Descriptions may be shortened.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC/24/70104 | 2025 | Approved | Proposed garage conversion into habitable room. 21 Bill Thomas Way Rowley Regis B65 9AQ |
| DC/25/70882 | 2025 | Approved | Proposed garage conversion to habitable room. 9 Manson Drive Cradley Heath B64 6SD |
| DC/25/70970 | 2025 | Refused | Proposed garage conversion into habitable room for use as a wellness clinic. 3 Tomblin Drive Smethwick B66 4TB |
| DC/25/70979 | 2025 | Approved | Proposed garage conversion. 28 Trotters Lane West Bromwich B71 2QE |
| DC/24/69153 | 2024 | Approved | Proposed single storey side extention, front porch extension and garage conversion. 8 St James Close West Bromwich B70 6TX |
| DC/23/67849 | 2023 | Refused | Proposed garage conversion into habitable room (Re-submission of refused planning application DC/22/67351). 4C Anderson Road Smethwick B66 4AR |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in Sandwell
- Single-storey rear extension 82%, 224 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 90%, 209 decided
- Wraparound extension 96%, 79 decided
- Side extension 95%, 183 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 86%, 37 decided
- Rooflight unknown, 7 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 83%, 40 decided
- Porch 88%, 25 decided
- Basement unknown, 1 decided
- Window and door 94%, 16 decided