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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.
14,696 approved · 3,188 refused · 835 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
49, CHURCH ROAD, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4QW
Received Not published121, CHAPEL LANE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7BA
Received Not published15, BIRKDALE ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3TR
Received Not published2 , Hampton Place, Darlaston, WS10 8PG
Received Not published63, PARK HALL ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3HL
Received Not published86, FOLEY ROAD WEST, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3NP
Received Not published21, MAXHOLM ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3SU
Received Not published7, NORFOLK NEW ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8YE
Received Not published246, WHETSTONE LANE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0HH
Received Not published8, LEVESON STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1DA
Received Not published39 , Holden Crescent, Walsall, WS3 1QA
Received Not publishedSTREETLY COMMUNITY CENTRE, STREETLY SPORTS AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, FOLEY ROAD EAST, STREETLY, WALSALL, 74 3HR
Received Not published1, DOVE CLOSE, WALSALL, WS1 2LR
Received Not publishedTechnicoat, Western Way, Wednesbury, WS10 7BG
Received Not published7, PORTLAND AVENUE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8NX
Received Not publishedTHE COACH HOUSE, ALDRIDGE COURT, LITTLE ASTON ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0NN
Received Not published2, St Austell Road, Walsall, WS5 3EF
Received Not published5, EVENLODE GROVE, WILLENHALL, WV13 2SJ
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, CLARKES LANE, WILLENHALL
Received Not publishedCALDERFIELDS GOLF ACADEMY LIMITED, CALDERFIELDS GOLF RANGE, ALDRIDGE ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2JS
Received Not published9, KING GEORGE PLACE, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1EQ
Received Not published1B, THE GRANARY, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8NY
Received Not publishedJAMES BRIDGE GARAGE, HEATH ROAD, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8LZ
Received Not publishedWAR MEMORIAL, HIGH ROAD, WILLENHALL
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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