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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.
14,581 approved · 3,167 refused · 832 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6, GREENACRES CLOSE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0YX
Received Not published231 , Sutton Road, Walsall, WS5 3AP
Received Not published61 , Manor Road, Streetly, B74 3NF
Received Not publishedBT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, MARGAM TERRACE, BLOXWICH
Received Not publishedThe former Windmill Public House, 10 , Aston Road, Willenhall, WV13 3DH
Received Not published201, OLD PARK ROAD, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9LF
Received Not publishedWEST MIDLANDS CONSTABULARY, DARLASTON POLICE STATION, CRESCENT ROAD, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8AE
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST ADJ FOLEY ARMS, FOLEY ROAD WEST, STREETLY
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST, TAMEWAY PLAZA, 48, BRIDGE STREET, WALSALL
Received Not published61, GEORGE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1RS.
Received Not published10, PHILLIP ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 9DS
Received Not published106 , Walhouse Road, Walsall, WS1 2BE
Received Not published61, LICHFIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3LT
Received Not published109, MELLISH ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2DE
Received Not published7 & 9, ROWTHORN CLOSE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2EN
Received Not publishedQueen Marys High School, Upper Forster Street, WALSALL, WS4 2AE
Received Not published3, ISIS GROVE, WILLENHALL, WV13 1JD
Received Not publishedEREBUS WORKS, ALBION ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV13 1NF
Received Not published55A, CHARLEMONT ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3NQ
Received Not published54, BENTLEY LANE, WALSALL, WS2 8ST
Received Not publishedUNIT 8, Coppice Side Industrial Estate, West Coppice Road, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, Walsall, WS8 7HB
Received Not published413, DARLASTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 9SF
Received Not publishedPARCELPOINT LTD, YODEL, NEPTUNE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, OWEN ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV13 2PZ
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ADJACENT FARMERS BOY PH, KINGS ROAD, RUSHALL
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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