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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 dates10,976Searchable applications
291Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,931 approved or refused records
1,256Refused applications
8,675 approved · 1,256 refused · 496 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Application approved with conditions24/00128/FULHH
Two storey side extension
17 Queen Street Cheslyn Hay WALSALL WS6 7HJ
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00129/LUP
Construction of a side extension, detached double garage and conversion of the existing garage into a gym and home office
65 Kiddemore Green Road Brewood STAFFORD ST19 9BQ
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00130/FUL
Proposed conversion of barn to form one dwelling. Formation of parking and garden areas.
Windy Croft Fox Road Shipley WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7EL
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00131/FULM
Full planning application for the erection of 17 dwellings, access via Landywood Lane, drainage, green and blue infrastructure, ground modelling and ancillary infrastructure.
Land South Of Landywood Lane Great Wyrley
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided21/01261/COND20
Discharge of Requirements 4, 5(1), 6(2), 12(1), 15(a)-(f), 16(1), 24(2) and 27(1) for Demolition of the Footpath 29 Footpath Bridge (Bridge No. 64) pursuant to The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020 (as amended by The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Correction) Order 2020) and The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Amendment) Order 2023)
West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey
Received 10 Feb 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00134/FULHH
Single storey side garage extension with en-suite in roof space (amendments to previous application 21/00738/FUL). Application partly retrospective.
Beam Ends Prestwood Drive Stourton STOURBRIDGE DY7 6RZ
Received 11 Feb 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00135/FUL
Alteration to the south facing facade of the granary building workshop, removing the nr.2 existing roller shutter doors and infilling with windows and a door.
South Staffordshire College Rodbaston Campus Farm Drive Rodbaston STAFFORD ST19 5PH
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00136/FULHH
Extend existing garage by conversion of car parking space
Forgotten Well School Lane Weston Under Lizard SHIFNAL TF11 8JZ
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00097/FULHH
Erection of first floor side/rear extension
29 Hoylake Road Perton WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7YS
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Unknown20/00008/COND2
Landscaping plan attached- the original plan was submitted under application ref 20/00008/COND but due to an error a formal request for approval of the specified condition was omitted.
Weatheroaks Lawnswood Drive Lawnswood STOURBRIDGE DY7 5QW
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00139/LUE
Confirmation is required that planning application 20/00008/FUL has been lawfully implemented.
Weatheroaks Lawnswood Drive Lawnswood STOURBRIDGE DY7 5QW
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00140/COU
Change of use of land to residential garden, including the retention of mobile home, kennel building and hardstanding for ancillary residential purposes. Retention of reconfigured vehicular access together with brick wing walls and entrance gates.
The Cottage Hilton Lane Hilton WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 7HU
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00142/FULHH
Single storey rear and side extensions.
5 School Close Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1SW
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00143/FULHH
Conversion of existing garage, including raising of existing flat roof and flat roof single storey side extension of hallway.
3 The Nurseries Coven WOLVERHAMPTON WV9 5BZ
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00144/LUP
Side extension
Festina Lente Straight Mile Calf Heath WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 7DW
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00145/VAR
Application Reference Number: 15/00225/FUL Date of Decision: 21/07/2015 Condition Number(s): Condition 2 - Amendment to design of front extension
Fairhaven Pattingham Road Perton WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7AE
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided22/00755/COND
Discharge of Condition 3 (materials), 4 (landscape and floorscape), 6 (scheme of intrusive site investigations), 7 (signed statement), 11 (CEMP) of PP 22/00755/FUL
Garages And Parking Area CP4 Mitre Road Cheslyn Hay
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00147/TREE
Brewood Conservation Area: Sycamores X 2 - dismantle and remove.
Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service Brewood Fire Station Bargate Lane Brewood STAFFORD ST19 9EG
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00132/TTREE
TPO 7/1967: Tilia spp. (Lime) - Pollard
33 School Road Wheaton Aston STAFFORD ST19 9NH
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00148/LUE
Certificate of lawfulness (existing) for a double garage
4 Hattons Cottages Pendeford Hall Lane Coven WOLVERHAMPTON WV9 5BD
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00149/VAR
To remove condition 5 on application 21/00058/FUL - to reinstate permitted development rights.
Land Adjacent Mile Flat House Mile Flat Greensforge
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00138/WMI
The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020 (as amended by The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Correction) Order 2020) and The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange (Amendment) Order 2023), Hedgerow and Tree Removal Associated with the Creation of a Temporary Access to the NGED North Tower Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 41 of the DCO.
West Midlands Interchange Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road Gailey
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00150/TTREE
16/00276/TPO. Beech (T1 on plan) remove 2 limbs back to main stem. Brewood conservation area - Hawthorn (T2 on plan) dismantle to ground level in garden of 14 St Chads Close
Beech Tree House 16 Sandy Lane Brewood STAFFORD ST19 9ET
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00151/FULHH
Proposed loft conversion with hip to gable and dormer roof enlargements and front-facing roof light
25 Lansdowne Avenue Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 2EN
Received 16 Feb 2024
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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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