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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.
9,751 approved · 2,338 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
324, CHESTER ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3ED
Received Not published7 The Coppice, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0NZ
Received Not published15 , Little Aston Road, Aldridge, WS9 0NP
Received Not published30, BRABHAM CRESCENT, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2BN
Received Not published38 , Nightingale Crescent, Willenhall, WV12 5HL
Received Not published28 , Doe Bank Lane, Great Barr, B43 7UE
Received Not published102, ROSE HILL, WILLENHALL, WV13 2AU
Received Not published92 , Parkes Street, Willenhall, WV13 2LP
Received Not publishedREAR OF 104, WOODSIDE WAY, WILLENHALL, WV12 5NH
Received Not publishedBRITISH CAR REGISTRATIONS, MIDLAND HOUSE, 334 CHESTER ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3ED
Received Not publishedOLD HALL SCHOOL, BENTLEY LANE, WILLENHALL, WS2 7LU
Received Not publishedTHE SHEPWELL CENTRE, BILSTON LANE, WILLENHALL, WV13 2QJ
Received Not published26 , Sherringham Drive, Essington, WV11 2EB
Received Not publishedSMITH HOUSE, SMITH HOUSE, STONEY LANE, BLOXWICH
Received Not published2, CENTURY DRIVE, WILLENHALL, WV13 2JH
Received Not published59 AND 61, ROSE HILL, WILLENHALL, WV13 2AU
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT PCP024, HOLLYHEDGE LANE, WALSALL
Received Not publishedSHELFIELD COMMUNITY ACADEMY, FORMER CARETAKERS HOUSE, 37 BROAD WAY, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS4 1BW
Received Not published13 , Barmouth Close, Willenhall, WV12 5SH
Received Not published52, FARADAY ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7ER
Received Not published92 , Bentley Lane, Walsall, WS2 8ST
Received Not published104, CHESTER ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2HR
Received Not published14, NEW ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV13 2BG
Received Not published30, WOODSIDE WAY, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0HY
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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