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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.
10,642 approved · 2,470 refused · 614 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
261, LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1EB
Received Not published1 , Berryfields, Aldridge, WS9 0EE
Received Not publishedLAND AT FORMER, A B WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD, CEMETERY ROAD, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8NA
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST, TAMEWAY TOWER, BRIDGE STREET, WALSALL
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT RAILWAY AT BILSTON STREET/ ROSE HILL, WILLENHALL
Received Not published11 , Rosewood Drive, Willenhall, WV12 5YF
Received Not published49, THE GLADES, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8RN
Received Not publishedRICHARDS HOUSE, TIBBITS HOUSE AND WINN HOUSE, BURROWES STREET AND FARRINGDON HOUSE, REGENT HOUSE AND BURROWS HOUSE, GREEN LANE, WALSALL
Received Not published29, SOMERFORD PLACE, WILLENHALL, WV13 3DZ
Received Not published52, LAKE AVENUE, WALSALL, WS5 3PA
Received Not published21, FEATHERSTON ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3JW
Received Not published63, WILLOWS ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 2DP
Received Not published16, BENTLEY NEW DRIVE, WALSALL, WS2 8SB
Received Not publishedIKON FOSTERING, POOL STREET, WALSALL, WS1 2EN
Received Not published128, CHESTER ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2HS
Received Not publishedROOFTOP, THOMAS HOUSE, STONEY LANE, BLOXWICH
Received Not publishedGOSCOTE HOUSE, GOSCOTE LANE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 1SJ
Received Not published15, BLUE CEDAR DRIVE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2AE
Received Not published65, DAISY BANK CRESCENT, WALSALL, WS5 3BH
Received Not published44, MELLISH ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2ED
Received Not published12, KIMSAN CROFT, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2HL
Received Not published97, BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HB
Received Not publishedBrooke House, Tantarra Street, Preston House, Tantarra Street, Bywater House, Tantarra Street, Milsum House, Union Street and Croft House, Union Street, Walsall
Received Not published16 , Stencills Road, Walsall, WS4 2HJ
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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