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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Staffordshire Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,516 approved · 1,455 refused · 582 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
I54 Western Extension South - Plot 1 Land North Of Wobaston Road And East Of Lawn Lane
Received 23 Jul 2026The Paddocks Mile Flat Greensforge KINGSWINFORD DY6 0AU
Received 24 Jul 2026Acton Close Lower Penkridge Road Acton Trussell STAFFORD ST17 0RJ
Received 8 Jul 2026Land On West Side Of Innovation Drive Pendeford
Received 24 Jul 202621 Oaktree Rise Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1DP
Received 24 Jul 20267 Malpass Gardens Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1DD
Received 20 Jul 2026White Sytch Cottage Blymhill Common SHIFNAL TF11 8JP
Received 24 Jul 202631 School Road Brewood STAFFORD ST19 9DS
Received 25 Jul 2026Birmingham Dogs Home Ltd Sunnyside Kennels Dark Lane Cross Green WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 7PN
Received 27 Jul 2026Angora Long Lane Park Long Lane Springhill WOLVERHAMPTON WV11 2AA
Received 27 Jul 2026Stonegarth Greenhill Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 0LD
Received 27 Jul 2026136 Walsall Road Great Wyrley WALSALL WS6 6LA
Received 27 Jul 20261 Pearce Hay Barns Kiddemore Green Road Bishops Wood STAFFORD ST19 9AS
Received 28 Jul 2026Cornstalks Stretton Road Lapley STAFFORD ST19 9JP
Received 28 Jul 202642 Station Road Codsall WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1DA
Received 28 Jul 202611 Gorse Drive Huntington CANNOCK WS12 4NW
Received 28 Jul 2026Locks Paddock Oaken Lawn Kingswood
Received 28 Jul 2026Rose Dew Horse Bridge Lane Kinver STOURBRIDGE DY7 6PA
Received 28 Jul 2026Garages And Parking Area CP4 Mitre Road Cheslyn Hay
Received 28 Jul 2026Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service Brewood Fire Station Bargate Lane Brewood STAFFORD ST19 9EG
Received 29 Jul 2026Stone Cottage Teddesley Park Penkridge STAFFORD ST19 5RJ
Received 29 Jul 2026The Buffins The Lane Coppenhall STAFFORD ST18 9BS
Received 29 Jul 2026Land Adjacent To Manor Barn 118 Church Road Shareshill WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 7JY
Received 30 Jul 202645 Lane Green Road Bilbrook WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1LR
Received 30 Jul 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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