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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.
14,492 approved · 3,151 refused · 824 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
THE SURGERY, SHORT STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6AD
Received Not published8, MYATT AVENUE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0DR
Received Not published173, SNEYD LANE, WALSALL, WV11 2EA
Received Not publishedLANDS ADJACENT 48, PORTSEA STREET, WALSALL
Received Not published34, LICHFIELD ROAD, SANDHILLS, WALSALL, WS9 9PE
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE 86, WALSALL WOOD ROAD AND C/O 84 WALSALL WOOD ROAD ON LEIGHSWOOD AVENUE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL
Received Not published67, WOOD LANE, STREETLY, WALSALL, B74 3LS
Received Not published91, HIGH ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV12 4JN
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT 370, CHESTER ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL
Received Not published50, MANOR ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3NG
Received Not published14 , Montfort Road, Walsall, WS2 9DE
Received Not published12 , Fairfield Drive, Pelsall, WS3 4HS
Received Not published53 , Drayton Street, Walsall, WS2 9PP
Received Not published45, WILKINSON ROAD, MOXLEY, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SJ
Received Not published47, WILKINSON ROAD, MOXLEY, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SJ
Received Not published25, FEATHERSTON ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3JW
Received Not publishedROYAL MAIL POST BOX, DARWALL STREET, WALSALL
Received Not publishedGOLDS, SHIRE OAK GARAGE, CHESTER ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 9DQ
Received Not published34, LAKE AVENUE, WALSALL, WS5 3PA
Received Not publishedLAND OFF OLD HALL LANE, OLD HALL LANE, ALDRIDGE
Received Not published252, DARLASTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 9SH
Received Not published43, PORTLAND ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8NU
Received Not publishedTHORN TREES, SCOTT ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3JN
Received Not publishedEMMANUEL PARISH CHURCH, CAIRN DRIVE, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0HP
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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