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  • Event timings survey

    We are conducting a survey as part of Sandwell Business Growth to gather valuable insights from local businesses about the best times to host events. Your feedback will help us understand the most convenient time slots for events, ensuring we can create opportunities that suit your business schedule and maximise attendance. Whether you're a small start-up, or an established enterprise, your input is essential for us to plan future events that are engaging and accessible to all. More
    Closed 9 February 2025

  • Your views on Chemist Services in Sandwell

    Every 3 years we have to review Chemist Services in Sandwell, as part of our Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA). More
    Closed 7 February 2025

  • Lift Maintenance and Breakdown Policy

    We are working with local residents to develop our Lift Maintenance and Breakdown Policy. Sandwell Council is responsible for maintaining their passenger lifts and ensuring their safe operation through regular inspections and examinations This policy outlines our responsibilities for ensuring passenger lifts are regularly serviced, thoroughly inspected, tested, and efficiently repaired, while keeping clear and accurate records. This policy will also outline... More
    Opened 5 February 2025

  • Housing Repairs and Maintenance Policy

    We are working with local residents to develop our Housing Repairs and Maintenance Policy. Sandwell Council is committed to ensuring the safety, security, and comfort of our tenants and leaseholders by providing well-maintained, high-quality homes. We want to make sure that the effect is positive and that our repairs services are easy to use and worthy of our resident’s trust. We are dedicated to treating residents with fairness, respect, and dignity,... More
    Opened 5 February 2025

  • Complaints Compensation Policy

    We are working with local residents to develop our Complaints Compensation Policy. The aim of this policy is to provide a framework for offering compensation to tenants and residents where appropriate. To offer reasonable compensation to tenants and residents who have been affected by failures in service, and to restore residents to the position they would have been in had the service failure not occurred. This policy has been created to provide clarity... More
    Opened 5 February 2025

  • Rechargeable Repairs Policy

    We are working with local residents to develop our Rechargeable Repairs Policy. This policy explains how Sandwell Council manages rechargeable repairs. The main aims of this document are to: Outline the process for charging tenants for repairs caused by damage or neglect (whether intentional or accidental) while excluding normal wear and tear. Ensure repair costs are recovered fairly and efficiently, helping the Council manage its housing services... More
    Opened 5 February 2025

  • Magic Notes

    What is Magic Notes? Your social worker might ask to record your conversation using a tool called ‘Magic Notes’ Magic Notes is a secure and innovative tool used to accurately and unbiasedly transcribe meetings and create first-draft write-ups. This tool helps ensure clarity and consistency in our records while respecting the confidentiality and rights of all participants. More
    Opened 29 January 2025

  • Sandwell Start Up Hub Survey

    We value your feedback! The Sandwell Start-Up Hub is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses in Sandwell. Your input is essential in helping us understand how well we are meeting your needs and where we can make improvements. This survey aims to gather your thoughts on your experience using the Hub and the support you've received so far. Your feedback will help us: Identify what’s working well. Address any challenges you may have encountered. ... More
    Opened 28 January 2025

  • 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! More
    Closed 31 December 2024

  • 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... More
    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 ... More
    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. More
    Closed 11 December 2024

  • Friar Park Urban Village Land Remediation

    Friar Park Urban Village proposes the remediation and re-development of the largest brownfield site in the West Midlands. The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) jointly own the land and are working in partnership to see the site developed. The site has been allocated for housing in SMBC’s planning policy for circa 20 years. The allocation is currently proposed in the emerging Sandwell Local Plan to address local... More
    Closed 29 November 2024

  • Consultation on Sandwell Council's Statement of Gambling Policy

    Every three years, Sandwell Council must publish a Statement of Gambling Policy with respect to the exercising of our licensing functions. More
    Closed 26 November 2024

  • Consultation on Sandwell Council's Statement of Licensing Policy

    Every five years, Sandwell Council must publish a Statement of Licensing Policy with respect to the exercising of our licensing functions. More
    Closed 26 November 2024

  • Sandwell End of Life Care & Compassionate Communities Questionnaire 2024

    Sandwell Council Public Health want to find out your thoughts and opinions on the six Sandwell Better Endings End-of-Life Care Strategy promises. Your responses will help us understand what is working well, what we can improve and overall, how we can better meet the needs of our Sandwell community. This survey is aimed at Sandwell residents aged 18+. More
    Closed 15 November 2024

  • Sandwell Local Plan Publication (Regulation 19)

    The Sandwell Local Plan is a document that plans for the future development of our borough. It sets out how and where we expect to build the new homes we need up to 2041, and what land is required to accommodate new jobs. The Sandwell Local Plan also sets out how we will address challenges like dealing with climate change, protecting our natural environment, supporting our high streets, and encouraging sustainable travel. It includes policies that will help us meet our target to be a... More
    Closed 11 November 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... More
    Opened 5 November 2024

  • Men's Mental Health Campaign Surveys 2024

    We want all people in Sandwell to “feel good and function well” to give them the best opportunity to live their life to its full potential. Anyone can have poor mental health at any time in their lives. However, people in Sandwell have been shown to have high rates of common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety, as well as more serious mental illness. Men are less likely to seek mental health support or get support when they are in a mental health crisis. Suicide is... More
    Closed 31 October 2024

  • Sandwell MBC - Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2025-26 Consultation

    As we have to every year, Sandwell Council is currently considering whether any changes are needed to the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme for working age applicants. No changes are being considered for people of pension age as they are covered by a separate national scheme. Across the c ouncil's area, currently around 29,600 Council Tax payers receive Council Tax Reduction of which 18,400 are of working age. The... More
    Closed 27 October 2024

  • Review of Sandwell's Voluntary and Community Sector

    Trueman Change Management Ltd has been appointed by Sandwell Council to independently review the funding provided to voluntary and community sector organisations in the borough. This review is a crucial part of the council’s wider work to align activities with the strategic outcomes outlined in the recently approved Council Plan 2024-2027 and to support the Medium-Term Financial Strategy. Sandwell Council acknowledges the essential role that the... More
    Closed 25 October 2024

  • Application for an Environmental Permit

    The Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 Arcelormittal Construction UK Limited has applied for a permit from Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council to operate an installation producing composite insulating panels which is likely to involve the use in any 12-month period of 5 or more tonnes of di-isocyanate at Cakemore Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands B65 0QL. More
    Closed 24 October 2024

  • Rowley Ward - Qualifications and Employability

    Sandwell Council and Sandwell College are working together to evaluate how we can best support the residents of Rowley Ward gain qualifications, increase employability and support in finding employment. This survey will ask you details about your current qualifications and if you have any interest in gaining further qualifications or support in gaining employment. More
    Closed 4 October 2024

  • Mobility Scooter Policy

    We are working in partnership with local residents to develop our Mobility Scooter Policy, which is currently being revised. Mobility scooters have become an increasingly popular mode of transportation for individuals with disabilities or mobility issues - this is especially apparent in Sandwell where the proportion of residents identifying as disabled is 20% (compared to 17.8% in England and Wales). As the use of these mobility vehicles grows, so do the concerns regarding... More
    Closed 27 September 2024

  • West Bromwich Town Centre- Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) Renewal

    Renewal of West Bromwich PSPO The current Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in West Bromwich Town Centre is due for renewal. A PSPO is a legal measure designed to prevent anti-social behaviour in public spaces, enhancing the quality of life for residents and visitors by addressing specific nuisances and problems. Under the existing PSPO, it is an offence to: Cause harassment, alarm, or distress to anyone. Threaten violence or be verbally... More
    Closed 15 September 2024

  • Sandwell Story

    Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council have commissioned thinkingplace to work with us to develop a long term, shared, place story for Sandwell. This will help build pride and local confidence, market the area to attract people to Sandwell, encourage inward investment and visitors, create jobs, and support existing business in the area. Sandwell has some great assets, lots of potential, and more needs to be done to raise the profile and image of... More
    Closed 13 September 2024

  • Sandwell Open Spaces Assessment Survey

    Sandwell Council are asking residents to share their views on their local open spaces including parks and gardens, sports facilities, spaces for nature, play spaces, allotments and community gardens. One respondent from each of Sandwell’s six towns will also receive a £25 shopping voucher. There will be an opportunity to enter the prize draw at the end of the survey. Terms and conditions of the prize draw apply and can be viewed here More
    Closed 18 August 2024

  • Community Asset Transfer Strategy

    Welcome to the consultation on our draft Community Asset Transfer (CAT) Strategy. A Community Asset Transfer is a process to allow a community organisation to take over the management of publicly owned land or buildings (and in certain circumstances associated services) and is usually undertaken at less than market value, in recognition of the public benefits that the community use will bring. The Council currently have an existing policy for Community... More
    Closed 12 August 2024

  • Hydes Road Playing Fields WLUP Consultation

    As part of the Wednesbury Levelling Up Partnership Sandwell Council is inviting residents, businesses, and community groups to have their say on plans to improve Hydes Road Pavilion and Playing Fields. The Playing Fields are a really important asset for the Community to use for a mix of both sporting and passive recreation. The project aims to improve the Green Space, refurbish the existing Pavilion and ensure that the site is used for future generations. The current... More
    Closed 9 August 2024

  • A457 Oldbury Ringway Pedestrian & Cycle Improvements

    Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is pleased to share with you proposals for improved pedestrian and cycle facilities, adjacent to the A457 Oldbury Ringway between its link with Dudley Rd A457 and Churchbridge A4034. 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 other... More
    Closed 26 July 2024
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