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Share your views on our featured consultations

Electric Vehicle Charging Consultation

We are consulting residents on a proposed location for an Electric Vehicle Charger. The installed charger will be 7 kw able to provide a charger throughout the day or overnight. The Location is shown below: Milcote Road

Closes 22 August 2025

Towns Fund West Bromwich Connected Hill Top/Bagnall Street

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is excited to share with you proposals to construct a cycle track on Bagnall Street, West Bromwich. This follows the receipt of funding from the Department for Transport, called the Active Travel Fund, as part of the Government’s announcement in November 2020 to invest in high-quality cycling and walking infrastructure across England to make local cycling and walking journeys safer for all. It is hoped that the fully segregated...

Closes 15 August 2025

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Open opportunities to get involved

Contract for bereaved carers support in Sandwell

Sandwell Council would like to hear from people whose caring role has ended, due to the person they cared for passing away. We are looking to develop a support service for bereaved carers, and your feedback is vital in helping us shape this. This survey is anonymous and should take no more than 15 minutes to complete. If you need help completing the survey, you can ask a family member or friend or contact mollie_jenningsparkes@sandwell.gov.uk. Please get in touch by...

Closes 8 August 2025

Evidence & Research: Public Survey

A new programme has been set up, working with Sandwell Council, to increase the use of evidence and research. We’d like to hear from you about what is important to you.

Closes 15 August 2025

Closed consultations and engagement

Issues we've asked you about previously

Sandwell Resident Wellbeing and Perception Survey 2025

Every year Sandwell Council carries out a survey of residents’ views on Council services and priorities. We want to hear from you on what you think about the services we provide, what is important to you and what you feel about your local area. Your views are very important to us and will be used by the Council to plan its services for the future. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Thank you for taking the time to give us your views. UK GDPR/Data...

Closed 1 August 2025

Consultation on Sandwell Council's Scrap Metal Policy

Sandwell Council's proposed Scrap Metal Policy outlines the requirements of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, it aims to set out how the council will undertake its role in the administration and enforcement of the Act. The policy will provide guidance to new applicants and set out requirements for existing licence holders. Once published the Council will review the policy every three years.

Closed 17 July 2025

Cradley Heath Pedestrian & Cycle Improvements 2025

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is pleased to share with you proposals for improved pedestrian and cycle facilities in and around Cradley Heath . This follows the receipt of funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, called the Towns Fund, as part of the Government’s plan for Levelling Up the UK economy. These proposals are intended to help link routes including Four Ways to the town centre and to the Bus and Rail interchange...

Closed 4 July 2025

Your impact

Outcomes of issues we have asked you about previously. See all outcomes

We asked

Sandwell Council invited representations between 28 April and 9 June 2025 on three Main Modifications to the Sandwell Local Plan proposed by the Council. 

  1. The proposed allocation of part of Rowley Regis Golf Course, Tippity Green, Rowley Regis, B66 9EJ for housing development. 
  2. Changes to the wording of Policy SCC4 – Embodied Carbon and Waste.
  3. The removal of Hill House Farm as a potential Habitat Bank for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and its replacement with Ray Hall Pastoral Land. 

You said

Comments were made on the soundness and legal compliance of the proposed Main Modifications.

We did

The proposed Main Modifications, supporting evidence and responses made to the consultation have been submitted to the Independent Planning Inspector appointed to examine the Sandwell Local Plan. The Inspector will decide whether to incorporate the Main Modifications into the Local Plan during the examination process.

To follow the examination of the Local Plan please visit https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/localplanexamination 

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