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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Staffordshire Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,075 approved · 777 refused · 319 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Oct 2015 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 9 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
54 Springhill Lane Lower Penn Wolverhampton South Staffordshire WV4 4TJ
Received 15 Oct 20159A Stafford Street Brewood Stafford South Staffordshire ST19 9DX
Received 7 Nov 2015Hinksford Lane Sand Pit Hinksford Lane Swindon South Staffordshire
Received 20 Nov 2015The Croft School Road Trysull Wolverhampton South Staffordshire WV5 7HR
Received 7 Dec 20153 Pool Meadow Cheslyn Hay Walsall South Staffordshire WS6 7PB
Received 7 Dec 2015Lapley Wood Farm Lapley Lane Stretton Staffordshire ST19 9ND
Received 12 Dec 2015Church Hill House Church Hill The Compa Kinver Stourbridge South Staffordshire DY7 6HY
Received 8 Dec 2015Snack Bar In Layby Cannock Road Shareshill South Staffordshire
Received 3 Dec 2015The Laurels Lawnswood Drive Lawnswood Staffordshire DY7 5QW
Received 16 Dec 2015Blakelands Country Guest House & Restaurant Six Ashes Road Halfpenny Green Stourbridge South Staffordshire DY7 5DP
Received 17 Dec 20158 Flemynge Close Codsall Wolverhampton South Staffordshire WV8 2AD
Received 18 Dec 2015The Middle Hattons Cartwright Lane Coven Wolverhampton South Staffordshire WV9 5BF
Received 18 Dec 20153 Rosemary Road Cheslyn Hay Walsall South Staffordshire WS6 7DY
Received 15 Dec 2015The Old Farmhouse The Middle Hattons Cartwright Lane Coven Wolverhampton South Staffordshire WV9 5BF
Received 18 Dec 2015Riverside House Stanford Close Penkridge Staffordshire ST19 5DD
Received 19 Dec 2015The Old Farmhouse The Middle Hattons Cartwright Lane Coven Wolverhampton South Staffordshire WV9 5BF
Received 19 Dec 2015Riverside House Stanford Close Penkridge Stafford South Staffordshire ST19 5DD
Received 17 Dec 20156 Crockington Close Seisdon Wolverhampton South Staffordshire WV5 7EL
Received 21 Dec 2015Bell Tower 14 Foley Street Kinver Stourbridge South Staffordshire DY7 6EP
Received 9 Dec 2015Charles House Ivetsey Bank Road Bishops Wood Stafford South Staffordshire ST19 9AE
Received 22 Dec 201563 Lane Green Road Bilbrook Wolverhampton South Staffordshire WV8 1LR
Received 22 Dec 2015Pumping Station Dimmingsdale Road Lower Penn Wolverhampton South Staffordshire WV4 4XF
Received 22 Dec 2015Lyne Hill Industrial Estate Boscomoor Lane Penkridge South Staffordshire
Received 23 Dec 2015The Village Car Sales Penkridge Limited Cheadle House Stone Cross Penkridge Stafford South Staffordshire ST19 5AS
Received 23 Dec 2015Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for South Staffordshire Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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