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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.
10,706 approved · 2,483 refused · 616 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
13, BROCKHURST STREET, WALSALL, WS1 4ED
Received Not publishedANCHOR HOUSE, 4, BRIDGEMAN STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9NW
Received Not published20, VERNON AVENUE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6AQ
Received Not publishedFOREST LANE RAILWAY BRIDGE, FOREST LANE, WALSALL
Received Not published21 , The Walmers, Aldridge, WS9 8QW
Received Not publishedMETAFIN GROUP HOLDINGS LTD, VICTOR WORKS, VICTOR WORKS, NORTHCOTE STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8BQ
Received Not published4, WOOD COMMON GRANGE, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 5EY
Received Not publishedREAR OF 124, WOODSIDE WAY, (IN ROUGH WOOD) WILLENHALL, WV12 5NH
Received Not published43A, MIDDLETON ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3ES
Received Not publishedRICHARDS HOUSE, BURROWES STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8NN
Received Not publishedCUILLINS, STREETLY WOOD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3DQ
Received Not published1, FORDBROOK LANE, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4BW
Received Not publishedAbbey Primary School, Glastonbury Crescent, Bloxwich, WS3 2RP
Received Not published53, WESTON CRESCENT, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0HA
Received Not publishedCROXDENE AVENUE RAILWAY BRIDGE, CROXDENE AVENUE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL
Received Not published6B, FAIRFIELD MOUNT, WALSALL, WS1 3HZ
Received Not published62, THORNEY ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3HZ
Received Not published96, Wood Lane, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3LT
Received Not published29, OLD OAK CLOSE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8SE
Received Not publishedLAND CORNER OF KENDRICK ROAD AND HEATH ROAD, HEATH ROAD, DARLASTON
Received Not publishedHAND CAR WASH, FORMER WARRENERS ARM, HIGH STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HE
Received Not publishedLand adjacent, 24 Woodwards Road, Walsall
Received Not published241, BIRMINGHAM ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3AA
Received Not published19 , Maxholm Road, Streetly, B74 3SU
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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