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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.
8,545 approved · 1,214 refused · 483 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Nov 2007 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At 392661 306533 Oaklands Farm New Road Featherstone
Received 14 Dec 2023Moors Farm Whitehouse Lane Codsall Wood WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1QG
Received 14 Dec 202310 Rushford Avenue Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0HZ
Received 14 Dec 2023Lanes Farm Ebstree Road Seisdon WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 7EY
Received 16 Dec 2023Beech Trees James Street Kinver STOURBRIDGE DY7 6ED
Received 17 Dec 202325 Hinksford Lane Swindon DUDLEY DY3 4NU
Received 17 Dec 202358 Lane Green Road Bilbrook WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1LX
Received 18 Dec 2023Ten Hedgrow To Be Removed From Land To The West Of Market Lane And Drive Fields Lower Penn
Received 18 Dec 2023Land East Of A449 North Of Penkridge
Received 18 Dec 2023Wergs Farm House Popes Lane Tettenhall Wolverhampton WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands WV6 8TX
Received 18 Dec 2023Roost Farm Ebstree Road Seisdon WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 7EY
Received 19 Dec 2023The Old School House Church Lane Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1EF
Received 19 Dec 20231 Oakdene Close Cheslyn Hay WALSALL WS6 7HF
Received 19 Dec 2023Wergs Farm House Popes Lane Tettenhall Wolverhampton WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands WV6 8TX
Received 19 Dec 2023Outdoor Creations Limited Hinksford Garden Centre Hinksford Lane Swindon KINGSWINFORD DY6 0BH
Received 20 Dec 202340 Elliotts Lane Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1PG
Received 20 Dec 2023Ellesmead Stable Lane Calf Heath WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 7DN
Received 20 Dec 2023Nurton Ridge Hollies Lane Pattingham WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7HJ
Received 20 Dec 20234 Market Place Brewood STAFFORD ST19 9BS
Received 20 Dec 20234 Market Place Brewood STAFFORD ST19 9BS
Received 20 Dec 202322 Ounsdale Road Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 9JF
Received 20 Dec 2023Conisbrough House The Lane Coppenhall STAFFORD ST18 9BS
Received 20 Dec 202359 Oaken Lanes Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 2AW
Received 20 Dec 2023Adjacent To 16 The Paddock Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 2BN
Received 21 Dec 2023Records 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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