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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.
12,304 approved · 2,708 refused · 688 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
83, HIGH STREET, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9LR
Received Not publishedUnit 5, 498-500 Pleck Road, Walsall, WS2 9HE
Received Not published45, THE GLADES, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8RN
Received Not published10, BUDE ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3EX
Received Not published41, VICTORIA AVENUE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3HT
Received Not published14 COPPY HALL GROVE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8RP
Received Not published11, NURSERY AVENUE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0HT
Received Not published88, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Received Not published40, Norman Road, Walsall, WS5 3QL
Received Not published136, WESTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 4EE
Received Not publishedThe Old Hall Farm, Old Hall Lane, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, Walsall, WS9 0RF
Received Not publishedBRITISH TELECOM, TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, VICTORIA AVENUE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3HR
Received Not published101, BRIDLE LANE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3QT
Received Not publishedOUTSIDE 15, FERNDALE ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3PU
Received Not publishedO/S 61-63, BRIDLE LANE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3QE
Received Not publishedLAND O/S, 5, LIMETREE ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3RR AND 57 HAZELWOOD ROAD, STREETLY, B74 3RL
Received Not published68, BEECHCROFT CRESCENT, STREETLY, WALSALL, B74 3SH
Received Not published34, NEWQUAY CLOSE, WALSALL, WS5 3EP
Received Not published34, NEWQUAY CLOSE, WALSALL, WS5 3EP
Received Not publishedLAND OPPOSITE18 AND 32 ALDRIDGE ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3TT
Received Not publishedLAND OPPOSITE, 410 ERDINGTON ROAD AND JNC OF ERDINGTON AND FOLEY ROEAD WEST , ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0RL
Received Not published66, OGLEY ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6BB
Received Not publishedSITE OPPOSITE FOLEY SERVICE STATION, BEACON HILL AND JNC BEACON HILL AND ERDINGTON ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, Walsall, WS9 0RH
Received Not published168, WALSTEAD ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 4DN
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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