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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates11,917Searchable applications
289Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,802 approved or refused records
1,430Refused applications
9,372 approved · 1,430 refused · 563 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown24/00554/COND
Discharge of Condition 3 of approval 24/00554/FUL (external materials)
Evergreen Wolverhampton Road Gailey STAFFORD ST19 5PL
Received 19 Apr 2025 - Application approved with conditions25/00379/VAR
Amendment to Application 24/00844/FUL. Change from pitched roof at the side and rear to a flat roof
1 Woodland View Smestow Road Swindon DUDLEY DY3 4PH
Received 22 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00388/TTREE
TPO No. 38/1979: G23, 3 x Silver Birch - dismantle and remove
Casareina Hunters Ride Lawnswood STOURBRIDGE DY7 5QN
Received 23 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00390/FUL
Proposed recladding of the existing building. New orangery and toilet facilities.
Fishley Park Fishley Lane Walsall WALSALL WS3 5AE
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided22/00794/COND
Discharge Conditions 3,4,5,6,7,9,10 of application 22/00794/FUL
Hillcroft Farm Drive Fields Lower Penn WOLVERHAMPTON WV4 4XY
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Unknown19/00539/AMEND2
Render finish to external walls including existing house as indicated on the attached plan. Condition 3 (external materials) to be reworded accordingly.
24 Heath Farm Road Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1HT
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Unknown24/00711/COND
Discharge Conditions 3 (materials) and 4 (bat and bird boxes) of permission 24/00711/FULHH
16 Engleton Lane Brewood STAFFORD ST19 9DZ
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Application approved with conditions25/00395/OTHERS
Conversion of part of the building to residential under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO 2015 (as amended).
MAGG Group Limited The Roller Mill Teddesley Road Penkridge STAFFORD ST19 5BD
Received 1 May 2025 - Application approved with conditions25/00396/FULHH
Extensions and alterations to dwelling.
46 Brewood Road Coven WOLVERHAMPTON WV9 5DA
Received 1 May 2025 - Application approved with conditions25/00397/FUL
Conversion of building to residential use including elevational changes.
The Demesne Stourbridge Road Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0JN
Received 2 May 2025 - Application approved with conditions25/00398/FULHH
Proposed single storey side extension to outbuilding and removal of garden store
Lavant House Church Lane Bobbington STOURBRIDGE DY7 5DH
Received 2 May 2025 - Decided25/00399/LUP
Confirmation is sought that the moorings granted under application 10/00312/FUL can be lawfully used as a persons sole or main place of residence under a temporary mooring agreement for a 12 month stay
Swindon Marina High Street Swindon
Received 3 May 2025 - Unknown25/00391/COM
Application for the erection of 8 modified HVI masts mounted to digesters, 8 HVI masts mounted to digesters, 5 HVI masts mounted to structures & 5 freestanding screw foundation telescopic masts.
Severn Trent Water Authority Roundhill Sewage Treatment Works Gibbet Lane Whittington STOURBRIDGE DY7 6PX
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00400/TTREE
TPO No. 33/1970T13, Western Red Cedar - crown lift by 5 metresT14, Yew - crown lift by 5 metresT15, Beech - crown lift by 5 metres
25 Oaken Lanes Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 2AH
Received 4 May 2025 - Application approved with conditions25/00402/FUL
Workshop (retrospective)
Four Ashes Woodland Mere Lane Enville
Received 4 May 2025 - Decided25/00403/LUP
3-car carport and home office
Granary Cottage Dark Lane Cross Green WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 7PN
Received 5 May 2025 - Decided25/00404/LUE
The building has been used for general storage
Building To The Rear Of The Granary Lyne Hill Lane Penkridge STAFFORD ST19 5NT
Received 4 May 2025 - Unknown25/00405/TREE
Weston-under-Lizard Conservation Area: T1, Sycamore - Dismantle and remove.
Almshouses Watling Street Weston Under Lizard
Received 4 May 2025 - Unknown25/00406/TTREE
TPO No. 254/2011: T1, Oak - Selective branch reduction to create up to 2 metres clearance from adjacent structure, currently under construction, once built.
Teetops Dental Surgery 52 Duck Lane Bilbrook WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1HF
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided25/00021/COND
Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Condition of approval 25/00021/FUL
Abbeyfield House Windsor Gardens Codsall WV8 2EX
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided25/00408/LUE
Use of land as part of the garden to the dwellinghouse and erection of a detached triple garage
Brookfield House Horsebrook Hall Lane Brewood STAFFORD ST19 9LP
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided25/00410/LUP
Single storey side extension
Holding 137 Wolverhampton Road Rodbaston STAFFORD ST19 5PG
Received 7 May 2025 - Application approved with conditions25/00411/FUL
Change of use of former agricultural buildings to residential use, of Plot 5 (in part) and Plot 8. External and internal alteration, including partial demolition, to Plots 2, 3, 4 and 5, including rebuilding of north and south external wall to Plot 2, part east, west and south wall of Plot 3 and west wall of Plot 4. Demolition of modern extension to Plot 5 and erection of extension to east of Plot 5. Erection of detached garage to Plot 5 and double garage serving Plots 3 and 4. External hard and soft landscaping and associated works associated with the creation of 5no. dwellings. (In association with 25/00412/LBC)
Pearce Hay Farm Kiddemore Green Road Bishops Wood STAFFORD ST19 9AS
Received 7 May 2025 - Application approved with conditions25/00412/LBC
Change of use of former agricultural buildings to residential use, including Plot 5 (in part) and Plot 8. External and internal alteration, including partial demolition, to Plots 2, 3, 4 and 5, including rebuilding of north and south external wall to Plot 2, part east, west and south wall of Plot 3 and west wall of Plot 4. Demolition of modern extension to Plot 5 and erection of extension to east of Plot 5. Erection of detached garage to Plot 5 and double garage serving Plots 3 and 4. External hard and soft landscaping and associated works associated with the creation of 5no. dwellings.
Pearce Hay Farm Kiddemore Green Road Bishops Wood STAFFORD ST19 9AS
Received 7 May 2025
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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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