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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.
9,795 approved · 2,346 refused · 567 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7, PENKRIDGE CLOSE, WALSALL, WS2 8JT
Received Not published20, WALSALL ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0JL
Received Not published83, WALSALL ROAD, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9JU
Received Not published90, LONGWOOD ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0TD
Received Not published39-41, Sheridan Street, Walsall, WS2 9QX
Received Not published31, NEW CROFT DRIVE, WALSALL, WILLENHALL, WV13 1DZ
Received Not published1A, CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN
Received Not publishedFoley Wood, to the rear of 26, EGERTON ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3PQ
Received Not published197, BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD
Received Not published3, PATTISON STREET, WALSALL, WS5 4PD
Received Not published63, REDHOUSE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 4BE
Received Not publishedJOSEPH LECKIE ACADEMY, JOSEPH LECKIE AC, Walstead Road West, WALSALL, WS5 4PG
Received Not published47 , Gorway Road, Walsall, WS1 3BE
Received Not published34A, BRADFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3QA
Received Not published6, Devon Road, Willenhall, WV13 2RR
Received Not published221, LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1EA
Received Not published21, BANKSIDE CRESCENT, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2HZ
Received Not publishedJAMIA MASID GHAUSIA (INCLUDING PAKISTANI MUSLIM WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND COMMUNITY CENTRE) AND SYEDA FATIMA ZAHARA CENTRE, BIRCHILLS STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8NF
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT TO DARLASTON TYRE LTD, KENDRICKS ROAD, DARLASTON
Received Not publishedSITE TO THE NORTH OF MARSH LANE AND UPPER NAVIGATION STREET, WALSALL
Received Not publishedLand to the rear 24 and 26, BROWNHILLS ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS8 7BS
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT 43, LOWER LICHFIELD STREET, WILLENHALL
Received Not published216, THORNHILL ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2EP
Received Not published115, COLLINGWOOD DRIVE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7JW
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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