Do it Online
This page highlights a selection of services that are available online so that you can transact with the council from the comfort of your own home whatever the weather or time of day.
Leisure Bookings Online
The Leisure Bookings Online facility allows Leisure Pass members to book; Badminton, Squash and Sunbeds Online up to 7 days in advance. Payment is required for any activity booked Online at time of booking.
Further activities will be made available to book online in the future.
Library Online Resources
If you're a library member you can
- renew your loans
- reserve items
- use our online electronic resources - such as Britannica Online and Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Even if you're not a member you can search Sandwell Libraries' Catalogue on the internet. You can use it to look up stock in both Sandwell Public Libraries and Sandwell College Learning Centres.
Apply for a Job
You can obtain valuable information including Job Descriptions, Personnel Specifications for Sandwell Council vacancies and you also have the opportunity to apply online for the majority of jobs.
Pay your Bills
You can pay for some of your council bills online using Sandwell's Online Payments Service. Bills such as Council Tax, Housing Rates and Business Rates can all be paid using the following credit/debit cards: Mastercard, Visa, Delta, Sola and Switch.
Planning Applications
Information may be retrieved through the application search, property search or by directly selecting properties from a map.
Report a Missed Waste Collection
Sandwell Council is responsible for the collection of domestic waste from over 120,000 households every week of which approximately 113,000 are individual households, with the remainder being multiple occupancy blocks of high-rise flats or maisonettes.
Report Dumped Rubbish (Fly Tipping)
Help clean up your neighbourhood, report illegally dumped rubbish. Please give us as much information as possible such as the location of the dumped rubbish, what type of rubbish has been dumped eg. bags, furniture etc. If you have actually seen the rubbish being dumped there is the opportunity to identify the offender.
Report Graffiti
Graffiti is criminal damage and costs the nation one billion pounds a year, it can make an area look run down and neglected. You can inform Sandwell Council about graffiti in your neighbourhood e.g. spray painting on walls, markers pens, paints etc. using our online reporting form.
Report an Abandoned Vehicle
You can complete an online form to advise us of an abandoned vehicle.
You'll need to have the following information to hand (unless the vehicle is 'burnt out'); the location of the vehicle, the make and colour of the vehicle, the registration number of the vehicle, whether the vehicle has a current tax disc and the approximate amount of time the vehicle has been where it is.
Report a Faulty Street Light
Don’t be left in the dark, report broken street lights.
You can report a problem with any item of "illuminated street furniture" on the public highway including, street lights, traffic signals and illuminated traffic signs and bollards or let us know if you feel that any such item needs improving or installing.
Apply for a School Place
Parents
with children who are about to start school for the first time, or
whose children will be moving to a new school will find our Admissions
to School pages useful.
Parents can make an online application for a school place for their child over the internet.
Apply for a Blue Badge
The Blue Badge Scheme provides parking concessions for people with severe walking difficulties who travel either as drivers or passengers. The Scheme also applies to registered blind people, and people with very severe upper limb disabilities who regularly drive a vehicle but cannot turn the steering wheel by hand.
Sandwell Homes Property Shop
Sandwell Homes Property Shop operates a letting scheme for Council Housing in Sandwell and aims to make lettings of Council Housing as transparent and straightforward as possible.
Available properties are advertised on the Sandwell Homes Property Shop Website.
Find out about Council Committee Decisions
Find out who sits on which committees, any decisions or declarations they have made, examine agendas and minutes of meetings and find out how to contact members of the council.
Contact your Local Councillor
You can find out who your local Councillor is and link through to further information including contact details and surgery times.
Some of our Councillors have their own website which they use to inform residents about local news, these sites also include online "Contact Me" forms if you want to get in touch.
Downloadable and Online Forms
We have a wide selection of forms that can be downloaded or submitted online. Forms have been split into categories to help you find the correct one, we also have a page which offers help and advice for completing forms online.