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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 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,315 approved · 2,254 refused · 550 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
DENEHURST, STREETLY WOOD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3DQ
Received Not published23, HARRY PERKS STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1BN
Received Not published23 , Coronation Avenue, Willenhall, WV13 2RW
Received Not published241A, FOLEY ROAD WEST, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3NU
Received Not published21, WALTON ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8HN
Received Not published130, CHESTER ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2HS
Received Not published24 , Pool Hayes Lane, Willenhall, WV12 4PU
Received Not published14, FURZE WAY, WALSALL, WS5 3DG
Received Not published21, DELAMERE ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV12 5QS
Received Not published123 , Westbrook Avenue, Aldridge, WS9 0BZ
Received Not published96, Wood Lane, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3LT
Received Not published38 , Highmoor Close, Willenhall, WV12 5UU
Received Not published400 , Sutton Road, Walsall, WS5 3BA
Received Not publishedLeighswood Infant School, Broad Meadow, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8HZ
Received Not published7 , The Coppice, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0PQ
Received Not published219, FOLEY ROAD WEST, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3NX
Received Not publishedHoly Trinity Churchyard, Church Road, Willenhall, WV12 5PT
Received Not publishedVeseyans Rugby Club Pitch 4, Little Hardwick Road, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0SQ
Received Not published8 , Wisemore, Walsall, WS2 8EZ
Received Not published8 , Wisemore, Walsall, WS2 8EZ
Received Not publishedTHE QUEENS, 1, NORTON ROAD, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4AY
Received Not published36, QUEENS ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HY
Received Not published3, COMMONSIDE, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4QL
Received Not published132, BRIDLE LANE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3HQ
Received Not publishedRecords 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 Walsall Metropolitan Borough 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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