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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.
14,717 approved · 3,194 refused · 836 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
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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, ALREWIC GARDENS, WALSALL, WS9 8NT
Received Not publishedThe Bell Inn, Birmingham Road, Walsall, Walsall, WS5 3JP
Received Not published456, SUTTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3AZ
Received Not published11, WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4AA
Received Not published24, HIGH LAND ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9ER
Received Not published31, BENTLEY NEW DRIVE, WALSALL, WS2 8SB
Received Not published48, WESTON CRESCENT, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0HB
Received Not published15, LARCHWOOD CRESCENT, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3RB
Received Not publishedWalsall Campus Floodlight, University of Wolverhampton, Gorway Road, Walsall, WS1 3BD
Received Not publishedWIENERBERGER LTD, SANDOWN WORKS, 175, STUBBERS GREEN ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8BL
Received Not published2, WORFIELD CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2NA
Received Not publishedLAND TO REAR OF 5 AND 7 JESSON ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 3AY
Received Not publishedFORMER A B WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD, CEMETERY ROAD, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8NA
Received Not published21, FOLEY ROAD EAST, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3HP
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT RAILWAY AT BILSTON STREET/ ROSE HILL, WILLENHALL
Received Not published168, OGLEY ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6AN
Received Not published134, CASTLE ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9BZ
Received Not published42, WALSALL WOOD ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8QT
Received Not published72, WIMPERIS WAY, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7DF
Received Not published112A, THORNHILL ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3ER
Received Not published36, BELL ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3JW
Received Not published178, VICTORIA AVENUE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3ET
Received Not published45, WOOD LANE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3LP
Received Not publishedLALLI AND CO SOLICITORS, 4, MOAT ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 9PJ
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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