Side extension planning approval rate in Sandwell
95% of 183 decided side extension 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.
95%
Approval rate, all years, from 183 decided
183
decided side extension applications in Sandwell: 174 approved, 9 refused
94%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 62 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 183 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
62 decided records are dated 2022 or later. This is an archive count, not a measure of all current council activity.
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.
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Example side extension 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/25/70276 | 2025 | Approved | Proposed two storey side and single storey front/side extensions (Revision to refused planning permission DC/24/69549). 21 Buckingham Road Rowley Regis B65 9JN |
| DC/25/70279 | 2025 | Approved | Proposed single storey side extension, and single storey rear extension. 7 Victory Rise West Bromwich B71 1EF |
| DC/25/70520 | 2025 | Approved | Proposed single storey side extension. 108 Ashtree Road Oldbury B69 2HH |
| DC/24/69008 | 2024 | Refused | Proposed two and single storey side extension. 62 Great Bridge Street West Bromwich B70 0BP |
| DC/24/69180 | 2024 | Refused | Proposed single storey side extension and roof and rear dormer window extensions. 75 Hollyhedge Road West Bromwich B71 3BS |
| DC/24/69279 | 2024 | Refused | Proposed two storey front and side extension. 132 Woden Road East Wednesbury WS10 9RB |
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
- Loft conversion and dormer 86%, 37 decided
- Rooflight unknown, 7 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 83%, 40 decided
- Porch 88%, 25 decided
- Garage conversion 93%, 27 decided
- Basement unknown, 1 decided
- Window and door 94%, 16 decided