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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.
9,490 approved · 2,296 refused · 552 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at Daw End School, Floyds Lane, Rushall, WS4 1LF
Received Not published79, PRIMLEY AVENUE, WALSALL, WS2 9UJ
Received Not publishedTRAVELSTAR EUROPEAN LTD, Portland Street, Walsall, Walsall, WS2 8AA
Received Not published48 , Buchanan Road, Walsall, WS4 2EN
Received Not published1, Whitehouse Way, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, Walsall, WS9 0BB
Received Not published30, Rippingille Road, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7DJ
Received Not published28, Park Road, Walsall, WS5 3JU
Received Not published7, Linley Wood Road, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0JY
Received Not publishedHALLIWELL FUNERAL SERVICES, 63, NORTON ROAD, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4NR
Received Not publishedLAND BETWEEN 35A AND 37 PORTLAND ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8NU
Received Not publishedTHORN TREES, SCOTT ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3JN
Received Not publishedUNIT 10A, CROWN WHARF SHOPPING PARK, WOLVERHAMPTON STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8LL
Received Not published4, GORWAY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 3BB
Received Not published24, SCOTT ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3JN
Received Not published22, RINGWOOD AVENUE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0HZ
Received Not published22, HAWTHORNE ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 4NA
Received Not published49, GREEN LANE, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 2BN
Received Not publishedThird Floor, Centre House, Court Parade, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8LT
Received Not published8, CHANTREY CRESCENT, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7PA
Received Not publishedESSO, COUNTY BRIDGE SERVICE STATION, WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD WEST, WILLENHALL, WV13 2RN
Received Not published1, WOODSIDE ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3LS
Received Not published109, WOOD LANE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3LS
Received Not publishedBOURNE VALE STABLES, BOURNE VALE FARM, LITTLE HARDWICK ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0SQ
Received Not published4, HARDEN CLOSE, WALSALL, WS3 1BU
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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