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Planning application documents: what to read first
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South Staffordshire Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Staffordshire Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates8,647Searchable applications
292Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,787 approved or refused records
867Refused applications
6,920 approved · 867 refused · 353 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningContact planning Contact the Planning TeamLocal plan Local Plan Review Examination
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@sstaffs.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas19 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas15 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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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.
More application records
- Decided21/00623/FUL
New 2 storey 5 bedroom dwelling
2 Feiashill Road Trysull Staffordshire WV5 7HN
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Unknown21/00333/COND
Discharge of Condition 4 (Landscaping Scheme)
Coppice Farm Cannock Road Bednall Staffordshire
Received 3 Jun 2021 - Unknown08/01224/AMEND
Alteration to approved plans, removing balcony porch and covered terrace elements and rationalising the design.Altering the footprint shape but keeping the same floor/ footprint area as approved scheme.
Pine Trees Keepers Lane Codsall Staffordshire WV8 1QJ
Received 3 Jun 2021 - Application approved with conditions21/00626/FUL
Removal of rear conservatory and fire damaged roof and replacement of new roof to form a dormer bungalow. Conversion of garage to form a kitchen. Replacement front porch extension.
189 Birches Road Codsall Staffordshire WV8 2JW
Received 6 Jun 2021 - Application approved with conditions21/00627/FUL
Rear and side extension with associated internal remodelling
7 The Paddock Codsall Staffordshire WV8 2BN
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Unknown18/00190/COND
Discharge Conditions 3 - external facing materials, condition 4 - finished floor levels, condition 5 - drainage, condition 6 - landscaping and condition 7 - boundary treatment
4 Foley Street Kinver Staffordshire DY7 6EP
Received 28 May 2021 - Application approved with conditions21/00628/FUL
Change of the single storey rear extension roof from flat roof to pitch roof. Amendment to Planning Approval 21/00031/FUL 2550-01A Design Proposal
2 Willow Close Penkridge Staffordshire ST19 5UB
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Unknown21/00629/FUL
Proposed dormer to front of property
3 Old Surgery Pinfold Lane Wheaton Aston Staffordshire ST19 9PD
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00650/AGR
Steel portal framed agricultural storage building (non-livestock)
Butterhill Farm Bigwood Lane Coppenhall Staffordshire ST18 9BU
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Decided19/00966/COND
Discharge condition 3 - materials - BRICK WORK ONLY
The New Cottages Pattingham Road Perton Staffordshire
Received 31 May 2021 - Unknown21/00631/FUL
Full planning application seeking permission for 50 dwellings served via a new vehicular access via Landywood Lane; the delivery of a new car park to serve Landywood Railway Station accessed via Landywood Lane; and the provision of public open space, surface water attenuation and associated enabling works
Land At Landywood Lane Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Application approved with conditions21/00632/FUL
Erection of custom bays to driving range and erection of 2no. totem signage adjacent to site access
The Range Wood Farm Broad Lane Springhill WOLVERHAMPTON WV11 2RJ
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Application approved with conditions21/00633/ADV
Erection of 2no. Totem Signs (Illuminated)
The Range Wood Farm Broad Lane Springhill WOLVERHAMPTON WV11 2RJ
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Unknown19/00444/AMEND3
Amendment to approved plans to amend plot numbering of plots 16-19. The Proposed Plan (Drawing No KN-G-P/BAN-01 Rev F) shows the correct numbering - Plots 16 and 17 are the ground floor apartments and are rented plots. Plots 18 and 19 are the first floor apartments and are shared ownership plots. Approved plans (to be superseded) show plots 16 and 18 as ground floor apartments and plots 17 and 19 as first floor apartments. There are no changes to the approved housetypes
Land On The East Side Of Hyde Lane Kinver Staffordshire DY7 6AE
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Unknown19/00937/COND
Condition 6 - Works to be carried out in accordance with approved drawing No1 prepared by Martin Holland and Method Statement and tree protection measures as noted on the Drawing, Condition 7 Materials External Walls :- Brickwork - Facing Brickwork to Match Existing - Ibstock Himley Mixed Russet, Render - Through Coloured Render - Colour to be 'Chalk', Roof Tiles to be :- Square Profile interlocking Concrete Roof tiles to match existing - Colour to be Brown to Match Existing, Windows :- Grey UPVC
Police Station High Street Wombourne Staffordshire WV5 9EE
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00636/LUP
Lawful Development Certificate for the use of agricultural land as allotment
Land To The Rear Of 31 Deacons Field Brewood Staffordshire ST19 9GA
Received 8 Jun 2021 - Application approved with conditions21/00637/FUL
Retention of existing stable block and hardstanding area and proposed outdoor menage with associated perimeter fencing and drainage system.
Land Rear Of Lordswood Cottage Teddesley Park Penkridge
Received 8 Jun 2021 - Unknown21/00638/TREE
Section 211 Conservation Area Notification. Beech - Reduce crown by 50% and crown lift to 3.5m above ground level
43 Station Road Codsall Staffordshire WV8 1BY
Received 8 Jun 2021 - Application approved with conditions21/00639/FUL
Retrospective application for inglenook fireplace and chimney
Old Inn Cottage Old Weston Road Bishops Wood ST19 9AG
Received 8 Jun 2021 - Application approved with conditions21/00640/COU
Retrospective Change of Use of building from Agricultural Use to Use Classes E(g) and B8 at Smestow Barn Farm
Land At Smestow Road Smestow DY3 4PP
Received 8 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00663/LUP
Single storey rear elevation extension.
48 Windsor Crescent Kinver Staffordshire DY7 6AJ
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00641/LUP
Two storey rear extension, relocation of existing entrance door, new porch and window to principle elevation, erection of new outbuilding forming an implement store and workshop.
Ivy Cottage Bickford Road Whiston Staffordshire ST19 5QH
Received 8 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00642/LUP
Single storey rear extension attached to the original detached dwelling, protruding 3 metres out and with a maximum height of 2.835 metres above ground level.
9 Windsor Gardens Codsall Staffordshire WV8 2EX
Received 9 Jun 2021 - Unknown21/00048/COND
Discharge of Condition 3 (External Materials) Conditions 5 and 6 (relating to Protected Fencing) and Condition 9 (obscure glazing) of planning permission 21/00048/FUL.
1 Cannock Road Shareshill Staffordshire WV10 7AG
Received 9 Jun 2021
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What these statistics cover
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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