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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8,909 approved · 1,329 refused · 521 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 conditions24/00537/FULHH
Second storey front extension
Shrubbery Cottage Hawthorne Lane Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 2DA
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00538/OUTM
Erection of 2 No. poultry houses and associated infrastructure
Gailey Lea Farm Gailey Lea Lane Gailey STAFFORD ST19 5PT
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Unknown22/00904/COND2
Discharge of Condition 6 (RAM) and 8 (Ecology Inspection) of PP 22/00904/OUT
New Pastures Husphins Lane Codsall Wood WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1RN
Received 16 Jun 2024 - Unknown21/00317/COND
Discharge of Condition 3 (roof tile details)
195 Cannock Road Westcroft WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 8QL
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00469/FULHH
Proposed side and rear two storey and single storey extensions
Borlange Whittamoor Lane Longridge STAFFORD ST18 9AN
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00496/VAR
Vary Condition 4 (Operating hours) of planning permission 23/00600/FUL.
Fishers Farm Gardening Centre And Building Supplies Limited Upper Landywood Lane Cheslyn Hay WALSALL WS6 7AX
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00539/FULHH
New Fence
1 The Meadlands Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 8HU
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00540/FULHH
Demolition of existing rear single storey veranda and erection of rear single storey extension with tiled mono-pitched roof.
39 New Horse Road Cheslyn Hay WALSALL WS6 7BH
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00541/SCHNUR
Change of use to a small school for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. The School has applied for registered school status with the department for Education and places will be funded directly by the local authority.
The Stables Little Kinvaston Watling Street Gailey STAFFORD ST19 5PR
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00542/LBC
Install solar panels on a range of curtilage listed outbuildings.
Burnhill Green Farmhouse Burnhill Green Road Burnhill Green WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7JG
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00299/AMEND
Rear extension to have a low pitched mono-pitched roof.
22 Chequers Avenue Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 9BE
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Unknown23/00119/COND
Discharge of condition 4 (boundary treatment)
Claverley House Nurton Hill Road Pattingham WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7HG
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00546/AGRFLX
Class R Development consisting of a change of use of buildings to a flexible use falling within Class B8 (storage or distribution) of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order. The application is submitted following the recent amendment to Class R legislation on 21st May 2024.
Former Munitions Depot Lawn Lane Coven WOLVERHAMPTON WV9 5BA
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00547/LHSHLD
Extension to rear
2 Woodbine Close Huntington CANNOCK WS12 4UY
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00548/FUL
Steel framed open cover for growing produce (retrospective)
Land At 385575 285371 Little Orchard Greensforge Lane Stourton
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00368/COND
Discharge of condition 4 (foul drainage works)
Post House Bridgnorth Road Stourton STOURBRIDGE DY7 5BQ
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00550/FULHH
Removal of boundary fence / access gate and replacement with new boundary wall / railings and associated access / pedestrian gates
Field House Norton Road Iverley STOURBRIDGE DY8 2RX
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00552/FULHH
Replacement of glazed conservatories either side with brick-built extensions. One single-storey, one two-storey.
2 Hough Way Essington WOLVERHAMPTON WV11 2BR
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00498/VAR
Amendment to floor plans and elevations of new dwelling as part of previous Variation 23/00525/VAR
2 Wesley Road Bilbrook WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1LW
Received 2 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00553/LUP
Construction of detached outbuilding containing workshop, garden storage and gym, for ancillary use to main dwelling.
Parkgate Lodge Teddesley Road Penkridge STAFFORD ST19 5RH
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/00554/FUL
Proposed extension of existing building for storage of agricultural equipment and machinery
Evergreen Wolverhampton Road Gailey STAFFORD ST19 5PL
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Unknown23/00630/AMEND
Relocation of Bi-fold doors from side to front, and retention of existing front door
Granary Cottage Dark Lane Cross Green WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 7PN
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Awaiting decision24/00556/FULM
Solar farm, energy storage system and associated development
Land South Of Bognop Road Essington
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Unknown23/00061/AMEND
Adding an additional Velux Cabrio
Coppice Corner Bridgnorth Road Stourton STOURBRIDGE DY7 6SE
Received 26 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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