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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.
10,403 approved · 2,436 refused · 602 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
TAMEWAY TOWER, BRIDGE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1JZ
Received Not publishedCHALLENGE BUILDING, HATHERTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 1YB
Received Not published150, LICHFIELD ROAD, SANDHILLS, WALSALL, WS9 9PF
Received Not published41, GOWER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9AT
Received Not published22, FRANKBURN ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3QJ
Received Not published29, Bridge Street, Walsall, WS1 1DP
Received Not published261, LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1EB
Received Not published4, STREAMSIDE WAY, SHELFIELD, WALSALL, WS4 1TF
Received Not published29 and 35, Bilston Lane, Willenhall, WV13 2QF
Received Not published41, BROOKHOUSE ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3AE
Received Not published28, FOLEY ROAD EAST, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3JP
Received Not publishedCHAMBERLAIN CLUB, UPPER LICHFIELD STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1PB
Received Not published125, GREAT BRIDGE ROAD, BILSTON, WV14 8NG
Received Not published184A Chester Road, Streetly, Walsall, B74 3NA
Received Not published8, VALLEY ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2JE
Received Not published28 , Raven Road, Walsall, WS5 3PZ
Received Not publishedHIGH VIEW, 77, HIGHGATE ROAD, WALSALL
Received Not published81, TAME STREET EAST, WALSALL, WS1 3LB
Received Not published19A, JESSON ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 3AY
Received Not publishedUniversity of Wolverhampton, Walsall Campus, Gorway Road, Walsall, WS1 3BD
Received Not publishedWALSALL COUNCIL, NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSING OFFICE, WEST BROMWICH ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 3NW
Received Not published8, THE LEASOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0EF
Received Not publishedFORMER RESTAURANT AND BAR, MILLERS CLOSE, BENTLEY MILL WAY, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0BP
Received Not published306, CHESTER ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3ED
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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