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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 dates11,307Searchable applications
290Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,238 approved or refused records
1,329Refused applications
8,909 approved · 1,329 refused · 521 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 conditions24/00512/FULHH
Proposed single storey side and rear extension
8 Fairfield Drive Kinver STOURBRIDGE DY7 6EW
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00513/FULHH
Single story side extension
28 Kirkstone Crescent Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 8EH
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00514/FULHH
New ground mounted photovoltaic panel array
Far Park Pattingham Road Perton WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7HD
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00515/FULHH
Replacement outbuilding to form gym laundry room and home office.
79 Station Street Cheslyn Hay WALSALL WS6 7EG
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00516/VAR
22/01056/COU - Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 5 (approved materials) to alter the elevations
Domino's 2 Pendeford Mill Lane Bilbrook WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1JB
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00517/TREE
Conservation Area: Cedar - Cut roots back by up to 2.5 metres
29 Newport Street Brewood STAFFORD ST19 9DT
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00519/FUL
Proposal for the installation of two rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment within the car park of McDonalds, Stafford. Two existing parking spaces will become EV charging bays.
McDonalds Acton Court Acton Gate STAFFORD ST18 9AP
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00035/AMEND
Minor change to porch roof design to better solve the structural relationship associated with the original porch roof design and existing structure.
35 Haling Road Penkridge STAFFORD ST19 5BZ
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00521/FUL
Proposed two number two bedroom detached bungalows
Land To The Rear Of Kildonan 12-14 Maypole Street Wombourne WV5 9JB
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00522/FUL
Conversion and extension of existing roof space at Dental Surgery to create additional rooms at second floor
171 Walsall Road Great Wyrley WALSALL WS6 6NL
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00523/FULHH
Demolition of existing garage. New annexe to be constructed (ancillary to the main house)
31A Kings Road Calf Heath WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 7DU
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00460/FULHH
Single storey rear kitchen extension and alterations to existing kitchen.
12 Cannon Road Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 9HR
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00464/TTREE
Tree Preservation Order 43/1980: 2 Silver Birch - dismantle and remove
Sandridge 192 Bridgnorth Road Stourton STOURBRIDGE DY7 6SE
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00006/COND
Discharge of conditions 3 - Materials, 4 - Drainage, 5 - Landscape Scheme, 6 - Boundary Treatment, 8 - Parking
The Caravan Ellesmere Cottage Watling Street WS11 1SD
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00525/FULHH
Single storey front rear and side extension
56 Long Lane Newtown WALSALL WS6 6AU
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00526/TREE
Dismantle and remove tree
Oaken Lodge Oaken Lanes Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 2AH
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00529/FULHH
Two-storey side/rear and single-storey rear extensions.
10 Furnace Close Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0PB
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00530/LBC
A wooden fence and steps runs from the canal down to the mouth of the aqueduct. It is proposed that the wooden fence down to the aqueduct is replaced with steel and an access platform is created.
Pendeford Aqueduct Wobaston Road Pendeford
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00531/FUL
Two storey rear extension
The Bank Of Wellbeing Crown Bridge Penkridge ST19 5AA
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00532/FULHH
Proposed single storey rear extension
Bramble Cottage Penn Croft Lane Penn Common WOLVERHAMPTON WV4 5JP
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00533/ADV
Installation of replacement signs to include 1x new pictorial panel to existing post and gibbet, 2x fascia signs, 1x name board, 2x wall mounted corex signs, 1x 'v" shaped post mounted corex sign, 2x welcome transom signs, 1x double sided post mounted car park directional sign
The Woodman 2 Duck Lane Bilbrook WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1HZ
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00534/FUL
The proposal is for a single-storey extension to an existing public house. This will utilise an existing terrace area and provide much-needed additional dining space.
The Red Lion Inn Bun Lane Great Chatwell Newport TF10 9BJ
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00535/FULHH
Proposed first floor side extension
16 Orton Lane Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 9AW
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00536/FUL
Proposed new rear car parking area and removal of existing ground floor side building
BARCLAYS 72 Lane Green Road Bilbrook WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1LX
Received 16 Jun 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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