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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.
6,179 approved · 787 refused · 322 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 May 2015 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
11 Lindale Drive Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 8DZ
Received 14 Jan 20202 Bramblewood Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 9JH
Received 15 Jan 2020The Cottage Light Ash Cul De Sac Coven WOLVERHAMPTON WV9 5AF
Received 24 Jan 202022 Sandy Lane Brewood STAFFORD ST19 9ET
Received 24 Jan 202022 Sandy Lane Brewood STAFFORD ST19 9ET
Received 24 Jan 2020Bellhurst Cottage Bell Hurst Lane Wheaton Aston STAFFORD ST19 9QS
Received 24 Jan 202016 The Greenway Pattingham WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7DD
Received 16 Jan 2020Park Lodge Cottage Park Lane Chillington STAFFORD ST19 9DL
Received 15 Jan 2020Yew Tree Farm Pottal Pool Road Penkridge Staffordshire ST19 5RN
Received 27 Jan 2020The Hide School Lane Coven WOLVERHAMPTON WV9 5AN
Received 27 Jan 202087 Bilbrook Road Bilbrook WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1EP
Received 27 Jan 2020Baggeridge House Fir Street Gospel End DUDLEY DY3 4AA
Received 27 Jan 2020The Cottage Light Ash Cul De Sac Coven WOLVERHAMPTON WV9 5AF
Received 27 Jan 2020Wombourne Cricket Tennis And Bowling Club Church Road Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 9EZ
Received 27 Jan 2020The White House Somerford Lane Brewood STAFFORD ST19 9DQ
Received 27 Jan 2020The Park Cross Street Cheslyn Hay WALSALL WS6 7DT
Received 27 Jan 202012 Red Rock Drive Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 2EU
Received 14 Jan 2020Pool House Watling Street Gailey STAFFORD ST19 5PR
Received 27 Jan 2020Baggeridge House Fir Street Gospel End DUDLEY DY3 4AA
Received 27 Jan 2020Glenside Dark Lane Cross Green WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 7PN
Received 28 Jan 2020100 Post Office Road Seisdon WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 7HA
Received 28 Jan 2020Twain House Pool View Great Wyrley WALSALL WS6 6PA
Received 28 Jan 2020Shanrye Stables Micklewood Lane Penkridge
Received 28 Jan 20201 The Drive Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 2EB
Received 28 Jan 2020Records 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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