Tell us what you think and help shape Sandwell

Take part in consultations, surveys and conversations that interest you, and find out more about decisions we’ve made



Have your say

Open opportunities to get involved

Young Voices, Bright Futures: Help Us Transform Sandwell with Your Views!

Dear young people of Sandwell, We invite you to take part in our survey to share your thoughts on Sandwell Council as an employer and as a local authority. Your insights are vital in helping us understand how we can improve and create a better workplace for everyone.Thank you for contributing your voice!

Closes 31 December 2024

LGBTQ+ Needs & Challenges 2024

Sandwell Council Public Health want to find out more about the needs and experiences of the LGBTQ+ community. This survey is aimed at members of LGBTQ+ community aged 50+, specifically following on from the Sandwell LGBTQ+ Community Health Needs Report recommendations. Your responses will help us understand the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ community in Sandwell, what is working well, what we can improve and overall, how we can better meet the existing needs and amplify...

Closes 7 February 2025

Closed consultations and engagement

Issues we've asked you about previously

Brandhall Eco-Park Consultation

This engagement builds on previous engagement events led by Sandwell Council in July 2023, and is intended to help shape the vision for Brandhall Eco-Park. We would welcome your views and ideas to inform the park’s future. Background The existing consented masterplan proposes the creation of a new high-quality and sustainable community, delivering the first public park in Sandwell’s 50-year history, a primary school to replace Causeway Green Primary School, and the...

Closed 20 December 2024

Friar Park Millennium Centre Extension and Refurbishment Project - Information Sharing Event

Sandwell Council is inviting residents to view the proposals for the Friar Park Millennium Centre. The project, which is being funded via the Wednesbury Levelling Up Partnership, will involve refurbishing the existing main building alongside building a new extension to the rear. The improvements will help respond to concerns raised by residents about whether the current centre is big enough to serve the growing population in the Friar Park ward. A weblink titled ...

Closed 15 December 2024

Code of Practice for the Display of Goods and Advertising Boards on the Adopted Footway

Concerns relating to businesses displaying goods on the footway outside shop fronts and in some cases along kerbside opposite shops have been long standing. Shop front displays can narrow footways for pedestrians and obscure sight lines, with potential safety hazard for vulnerable people with sight impairments, wheelchairs users etc.

Closed 11 December 2024

Your impact

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

We asked

Sandwell Council published the Publication Sandwell Local Plan on 23 September 2024 and invited comments on its soundess and legal compliance until 11 November 2024.

You said

Over 360 comments were made on the soundness and legal compliance of the Local Plan. 

We did

The Publication Sandwell Local Plan, comments made on soundness and legal compliance, and supporting documents and information will be submitted to the Secretary of State. An Independent Planning Inspector will be appointed to examine the Local Plan in an open forum called an Examination in Public. To follow the progress of the Local Plan please visit https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/localplan and register for email updates at https://sandwell.oc2.uk/register/process/0 

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