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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.
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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 dates11,532Searchable applications
289Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,447 approved or refused records
1,372Refused applications
9,075 approved · 1,372 refused · 538 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Mar 2007 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00999/LUP
Single storey extensions
Wergs Hall Gardens Wergs Hall Road Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 2HQ
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Unknown24/01013/TTREE
TPO No. 23/18001/TPO and Wombourne Conservation Area: Oak (T2) Crown lift to 5.2 metres over highway and lateral branch reduction to provide up to 1 metre clearance from road signage. Willow (T339) - Crown lift to 5.2 metres over highway.
Street Record Greenhill Wombourne
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Unknown24/01014/TTREE
TPO No. 281/2018: 6 x Fagus spp. (Beech) - Crown lift up to 5 metres and cut back lateral branches by up to 2 metres on neighbouring property side only.
Old Bush Inn High Street Swindon DUDLEY DY3 4NR
Received 23 Nov 2024 - Unknown23/00624/COND
Discharge Condition 3 and 4
Dunston Farm Wolverhampton Road Dunston STAFFORD ST18 9AB
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Unknown24/01018/TTREE
TPO No. 6/1975: T1, Beech - Crown reduction by up to 3 metres and crown lift to 5.2 metres over the highway
18 Sneyd Lane Essington WOLVERHAMPTON WV11 2DU
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01019/TTREE
TPO No. 6/1975: T1, Acer spp. (Sycamore) - Crown reduction by up to 3 metres and crown lift to 5.2 metres over the highway. T2, Cedrus spp. (Cedar) - Removal of single limb over phone lines.T3, Betula spp. (Silver Birch) - Crown reduction by up to 2 metres.
16 Sneyd Lane Essington WOLVERHAMPTON WV11 2DU
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/01020/FULHH
Ground and first floor extensions
23C High Hill Essington WOLVERHAMPTON WV11 2DP
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Unknown24/00131/COND2
Discharge of conditions 5 and 6: Drill and Grout Completion report of PP 24/00131/FULM
Land At Landywood Lane Cheslyn Hay
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Unknown24/01022/TTREE
TPO No. 28/1967: (T1) Ash -dismantle and remove (T2) Oak - dismantle and remove(G1) Sycamore x3 - dismantle and remove
Keepers Coppice Showell Lane Lower Penn WOLVERHAMPTON WV4 4TU
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Unknown24/00485/COND
Discharge Condition 3,13of PP 24/00485/FUL
Garage Site At Badgers End Wheaton Aston
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/01024/FULHH
Alteration to existing garage roof to create a home office/store and extension to include stairs and lobby.
101 Wolverhampton Road Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1PF
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Unknown24/01011/EIASCR
A request for a screening opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for a proposed residential development, land for extra care facility (70 Units), land for primary school and assorted access, infrastructure, public open space, landscaping and drainage.
Land At Heath House Lane Codsall
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Unknown24/01017/COM
Proposed importation and processing of road planings, including for the retention and use of the existing site access off Bognop Road, together with the establishment and use of ancillary facilities for site management; materials stocking; and landscape treatments.
Tarmac Roadstone Ltd Bognop Road Essington
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/01025/FULHH
Proposed single storey rear extension and first floor side extension
4 Aston Close Penkridge STAFFORD ST19 5TF
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/01026/FULHH
Side and rear extension, front porch roof/canopy
19 Saxon Road Penkridge STAFFORD ST19 5EP
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/01028/FULHH
Single storey front and rear extensions
The Beeches 7 The Beeches Ebstree Road Seisdon WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 7EU
Received 1 Dec 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/01029/FULHH
Erection of single storey rear extension and front porch
4 Beech Close Pattingham WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7BA
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/01030/FULHH
Remove conservatory and build orangery.Extend garage to front elevation to create new entrance, bedroom and garage.
10 Gardeners Way Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0BX
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/01031/FUL
Retention of the existing portacabin for horticultural purposes.
Barratts Coppice Farmhouse Bridgnorth Road Stourton STOURBRIDGE DY7 6QY
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Unknown24/01032/FULM
Demolition of existing building and redevelopment to provide 35 residential dwellings, access off Histons Hill, landscaping, and associated infrastructure.
Former Adult Training Centre Histons Hill Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1AA
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01033/VAR
Application Reference Number: 06/00513/FUL. Date of Decision: 27/09/2006. Removal of condition 3: Removal of permitted development rights for specified classes. Reinstatement of classes B, D, G and E.
Mere Lane Farm Wolverhampton Road Rodbaston STAFFORD ST19 5PJ
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00302/AMEND
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 24/00302/FUL for the:- Removal of Condition 20;- Modification to Condition 21; - Minor wording changes to Conditions 4, 5, 8, 11 and 18; and - Additions to definitions in the Informatives section of the decision notice.
Land East Of A449 And South Of Gravelly Way Within Order Limits Of The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Gailey
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Unknown24/00757/COND
Discharge of condition 3 - materials
Campanula St Michaels Road Penkridge STAFFORD ST19 5AH
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Application approved with conditions24/01037/ADV
Application for consent to display 2no. signage (advertisements) displaying the care home name - measuring 2.3m high and 2.1m wide each.
Ashcroft Hollow Care Home 18A Stafford Road Huntington CANNOCK WS12 4PD
Received 3 Dec 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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