Historic Areas
Conservation Areas
Sandwell has nine conservation areas which have significant elements of architectural and historic interest.
- Church Square, Oldbury
- Market Place, Wednesbury
- Smethwick, Galton Valley
- Factory Locks, Tipton
- High Street, West Bromwich
- Windmill End, Warrens Hall
- Smethwick Town Centre, High Street
- High Street and Crocketts Lane, Smethwick
- Cape Hill Town Centre, Smethwick
View and download the conservation area reports and boundary plans
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.
Article 4 Directions cover some of the residential properties within High Street, West Bromwich Conservation Area and numbers 4 to 32 Bearwood Road, Smethwick within the High Street and Crocketts Lane, Smethwick Conservation Area. Under the directions, any works that change the external appearance of a building may require planning permission. In deciding whether to grant planning permission the council has a duty to protect the historic character of the area.
Black Country Historic Landscape Characterisation Study
Historic landscape characterisation is a method used in planning to assess and understand the distinctive characteristics and evolution of a landscape over time.
A Landscape Characterisation Study was produced on behalf of the Black Country authorities in 2019.
View and download the Black Country Historic Landscape Characterisation Study