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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.
6,699 approved · 842 refused · 348 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Feb 2014 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rear Of 4, 5 And 6 Churns Hill Lane Himley DUDLEY DY3 4LY
Received 24 Feb 202145 The Stewponey Stourton STOURBRIDGE DY7 6RL
Received 16 Feb 202112 Ladywell Close Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 9AH
Received 17 Feb 202145 Melrose Drive Perton WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7XH
Received 16 Feb 20214 Speedwell Gardens Featherstone WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 7TU
Received 26 Feb 202113 Willow Road Kinver STOURBRIDGE DY7 6JU
Received 18 Feb 202158 Meddins Lane Kinver STOURBRIDGE DY7 6BY
Received 19 Feb 20212 Littlefield Close Shareshill WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 7NF
Received 16 Feb 2021Land Adjacent South Cannock Farm Jacobs Hall Lane Great Wyrley
Received 26 Feb 20213 Fairfield Drive Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 2AB
Received 26 Feb 20218 Lower Lanes Meadow Seisdon WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 7HH
Received 27 Feb 202139 Lilac Lane Great Wyrley WALSALL WS6 6HQ
Received 28 Feb 202114 Waterdale Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0DH
Received 1 Mar 202116 Dean Street Brewood STAFFORD ST19 9BU
Received 17 Feb 2021Gold Leaf 59 High Street Cheslyn Hay WALSALL WS6 7AD
Received 17 Feb 202115 Avon Close Perton WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7QS
Received 19 Feb 202144 Upper Landywood Lane Cheslyn Hay WALSALL WS6 7AU
Received 1 Mar 2021Communication Station Stone Cross Penkridge
Received 1 Mar 2021Lyne Hill Industrial Estate Boscomoor Lane Penkridge
Received 1 Mar 2021Dene Lodge Francis Green Lane Penkridge STAFFORD ST19 5HE
Received 1 Mar 2021Sandridge 192 Bridgnorth Road Stourton STOURBRIDGE DY7 6SE
Received 16 Feb 2021Sandridge 192 Bridgnorth Road Stourton STOURBRIDGE DY7 6SE
Received 16 Feb 202135 Burnet Grove Featherstone WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 7TT
Received 24 Feb 2021Land Adjacent 26 Dark Lane Kinver
Received 2 Mar 2021Records 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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