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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.
14,405 approved · 3,140 refused · 822 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ADJACENT 88, LOWER LICHFIELD STREET, WILLENHALL
Received Not published79 , Wood Lane, Willenhall, WV12 5NF
Received Not publishedJunction of Manor Road and Chester Road, Streetly, Walsall,B74 2HT
Received Not published66, SEEDS LANE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HU
Received Not publishedHYDESVILLE TOWER SCHOOL, 25, BROADWAY NORTH, WALSALL, WS1 2QG
Received Not published15 , Mere View, Shelfield, WS4 1XF
Received Not published27, FEATHERSTON ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3JW
Received Not published33 , Albion Road, Brownhills, WS8 7JH
Received Not published35, GREAT BRIDGE ROAD, BILSTON, WV14 8LG
Received Not published17, TUDOR GROVE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2LL
Received Not publishedWatling Street Primary School, Watling Street, Brownhills, WS8 7LW
Received Not published268, WESTGATE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8BS
Received Not publishedKENDON LEA, DANIELS LANE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0RR
Received Not publishedST ANNE'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, BLACKWOOD ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3PL
Received Not published7, FURZE WAY, WALSALL, WS5 3DG
Received Not published12, HEATH ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV12 5EF
Received Not publishedLAND REAR OF 32, NEW ROAD, ADJACENT TO 1A CORMORANT CLOSE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6AT
Received Not published131, MILTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 4LW
Received Not publishedLAND AND GARAGES, RUDGE CLOSE, WILLENHALL
Received Not publishedTHE ROYAL OAK, OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY
Received Not publishedMIDLAND PRESSURE DIE CASTING LTD, ASHMORE LAKE WAY, WILLENHALL, WV12 4LF
Received Not published83, BRIDLE LANE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3QE
Received Not published194, THORNHILL ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2EP
Received Not published13, HODSON AVENUE, WILLENHALL, WV13 2HS
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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