Sandwell Council is part of the Open Digital Planning community which is committed to transforming planning to a data-driven digital system.

This webpage is a depositary of planning data that has been published to meet the Government's guidance on planning data standards

The data is also available to view and download on the Government's map of planning data for England.

Article 4 Direction data

Article 4 Direction data

This dataset shows the location of Sandwell's three Article 4 Directions. Article 4 Directions are used to remove permitted development rights in specific places. Where an Article 4 Direction is in place, planning permission is needed for certain types of development that might usually be permitted automatically elsewhere (such as a small building extension).

This data is provided under Open Government Licence.

This data was last reviewed on 15/07/2024

Conservation Area data

Conservation Area data

This dataset shows the location of Sandwell's nine Conservation Areas. Planning permission is required within conservation areas for works to alter or demolish a building. In addition, six weeks notice must be given to the council prior to any works being carried out to trees.

This data is provided under Open Government Licence.

This data was last reviewed on 03/07/2024

Tree Preservation Order (TPO) data

Tree Preservation Order data

This dataset shows the location of individual and groups of trees in Sandwell that are protected by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO).

Find out more about Tree Preservation Orders

This data is provided under Open Government Licence.

This data was last reviewed on 27/09/2024