Rear extension approval rate in Sandwell
Sandwell approved 93.3% of rear extension applications, based on 3,246 decisions analysed.
Last updated: October 2026
93.3%
rear extension approval rate
3,246
Rear extension decisions
3,028
Approved
218
Refused
93.0%
Sandwell overall
Rear extension applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Sandwell average (93.0%).
How rear extension applications compare in Sandwell
Rear extension
93.3%
Sandwell all applications
93.0%
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Other project types in Sandwell
94.5%
92.0%
95.5%
90.8%
94.6%
88.0%
96.1%
93.4%
92.2%
88.7%
100.0%
97.1%
96.6%
93.3%