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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.
10,038 approved · 2,390 refused · 573 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
104 , Hardwick Road, Streetly, B74 3DP
Received Not published114, Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UW
Received Not publishedMAYFIELD PREPARATORY SCHOOL, SUTTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 2PD
Received Not published83, COLLINGWOOD DRIVE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7JW
Received Not published7, The Coppice, Walsall, WS9 0PQ
Received Not published25, CORONATION ROAD, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS4 1BG
Received Not published12 , Dunnerdale Road, Clayhanger, WS8 7SJ
Received Not published12-16, RILEY STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1RH
Received Not publishedHOLLOWAY HOUSE, 2, WALSALL ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV13 2EH
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT, 5, HALL STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8JU
Received Not published29, SOMERFORD PLACE, WILLENHALL, WV13 3DZ
Received Not published55, QUEEN ELIZABETH AVENUE, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0BD
Received Not published3, ALREWIC GARDENS, WALSALL, WS9 8NT
Received Not published400, Sutton Road, Walsall, WS5 3BA
Received Not published47, GROSVENOR AVENUE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3PE
Received Not published14 , Jerome Road, Walsall, WS2 9TP
Received Not published8, LINDROSA ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3JY
Received Not published26, OAKLEY AVENUE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0BT
Received Not published22, OLD OAK CLOSE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8SE
Received Not publishedFORMER RESTAURANT AND BAR, MILLERS CLOSE, BENTLEY MILL WAY, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0BP
Received Not published31, PARK STREET, WALSALL
Received Not published18, WATERS VIEW, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4HJ
Received Not published13, PARK ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3JT
Received Not published87, WALSALL STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2EU
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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