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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 dates12,133Searchable applications
309Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,977 approved or refused records
1,455Refused applications
9,522 approved · 1,455 refused · 582 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jan 2007 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision26/00298/COU
The change of use of the land from stables, hardstanding, access driveway and horse exercise arena to the use of land as a 4 pitch gypsy and traveller family site, 2 amenity buildings and the use of the stables floor space and its extension to form 1 family day room
Land North East Of Hobnock Road Essington
Received 5 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00299/FULM
Erection of 40 affordable dwellings (Use Class C3), with associated infrastructure and landscaping
SHELAA Site 397 East Road Brinsford
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00300/FUL
Erection of 8 dwellings with associated landscaping
SHELAA Site 397 East Road Brinsford
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Application approved with conditions26/00301/FULHH
Proposed single storey side extension, first floor side extension and re-alignment of boundary fence
55 Richmond Drive Perton WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7RP
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00302/TREE
Chillington Conservation Area: Trees as identified on Location Plan T331 White Willow- dismantle and remove T333 Oak- dismantle and removeT332 Oak- remove broken and damaged limbs T16974 Ash- dismantle and remove T16975 Ash- dismantle and removeT322 Mixed broadleaves- remove broken and damaged limbs T329 Oak- remove broken and damaged limbs T334 Oak x10- remove broken and damaged limbs T1 Oak- remove broken and damaged limbs T16586 Oak- dismantle and removeT856 Sycamore- dismantle and remove T338 Ash- dismantle and removeT324 Oak- dismantle and remove
Chillington Estate Chillington Park Chillington
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided24/00477/COND
Discharge of conditions for Condition 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement), Conditions 4 & 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), Condition 6 (Landscape and Environmental Management Plan), Condition 7A (Project Specification for Geophysical Survey and Archaeological Evaluation) for application 24/00477/FULM
Land To The North Of Pool House Road Wombourne
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided24/00190/COND5
Discharge of conditions for condition 8 (Archaeological Evaluation Report) for application 24/00190/FULM
Land Adjacent Electricity Sub Station Swindon Road Hinksford
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Application approved with conditions26/00305/FUL
Refurbishment and extension to existing building, including training barn, provision of additional car parking and other associated works.
Birmingham Dogs Home Ltd Sunnyside Kennels Dark Lane Cross Green WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 7PN
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Application approved with conditions26/00306/FULHH
Single storey rear extension
117 Ounsdale Road Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 8BL
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Application approved with conditions26/00307/FULHH
Construction of a new detached garage and conversion of the existing detached garage into a residential annexe
117 Ounsdale Road Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 8BL
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Application approved with conditions26/00308/FULHH
Single storey rear extension, two storey side extension, conversion of existing garage and demolition of carport to be replaced with garage.
5 Sandringham Road Pattingham WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7DS
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00197/FUL
Demolition of existing shared domestic detached garage block (10No. individual garages) and erection of 2No. detached two-bedroom dwelling (bungalows) and partially rebuilt detached shared garage block
Land At Silver Birch Road Huntington CANNOCK WS12 4QN
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Application approved with conditions26/00199/VAR
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of 25/00227/FULHH to change window sizes on rear elevation, the height of flat roof and to fully timber clad the rear
58 Windsor Crescent Kinver STOURBRIDGE DY7 6AJ
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Application approved with conditions26/00198/FULHH
First floor rear extension and detached double garage
1 Manor Cottages Gospel Ash Road Bobbington STOURBRIDGE DY7 5EE
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00309/LUP
Garage conversion to annexe
117 Ounsdale Road Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 8BL
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00207/LUP
Replace existing conservatory with an extension to existing dining room
17 Churchward Grove Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 9HB
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00211/FULM
Erection of 60 bed care home, with attached drop in GP consulting and dentistry rooms. Erection of 18 apartments with a convenience store. Erection of 33 no. dwellings and associated domestic garages. Revised vehicle and pedestrian access from the A449, new pedestrian access from Brewood Road. Associated infrastructure including: drainage, acoustic barrier, new community playground, new public open spaces, public playing field and the formation of a 2.5m earth bund.
Land West Of A449 Carriageway Stafford Road Coven
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Application approved with conditions26/00310/REMM
Construction of a manufacturing building (B2 Use Class) including ancillary offices, together with car parking, servicing and landscaping. The outline planning application was the subject of environmental impact assessment.
I54 Western Extension South - Plot 1 Land North Of Wobaston Road And East Of Lawn Lane
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00311/LUE
The main building is used for personal storage, with the remainder used for stabling of a horse with a paddock; all as indicated on the plan
Locks Paddock Oaken Lawn Kingswood
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00312/TTREE
TPO No. 19/1965: T1 + T2, Scots Pine (x2) - crown reduce by up to 4 metres.
38 Meddins Lane Kinver STOURBRIDGE DY7 6BY
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00313/TTREE
TPO No. 24/1966: Sweet Chestnut- reduce two branches (as identified on the Sketch Plan submitted) by 5 metres.
Land To The Rear Of 155 Kingsley Road Ridgehill Wood Lodge Lane Kingswinford West Midlands
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00314/FUL
Retrospective change of use of former goods storage building (B8 use) to vehicle repair garage (B2 use).
Goods Yard Goods Station Lane Penkridge ST19 5AU
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Application approved with conditions26/00315/FULHH
Extension and alteration to existing bungalow dwelling
Cornstalks Stretton Road Lapley STAFFORD ST19 9JP
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00316/VAR
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning approval 23/01077/FUL to vary the list of approved drawing numbers to make changes to Plots 1 - 4, to widen the road at the rear of the existing building and widen the site access.
9 Sandy Lane Brewood STAFFORD ST19 9ET
Received 10 Apr 2026
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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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