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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.
14,941 approved · 3,234 refused · 846 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
407, CHESTER ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0PH
Received Not published26, HOBART DRIVE, WALSALL, WS5 3NL
Received Not published92, STAFFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8DU
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE 17A AND 37A, KELVIN ROAD, WALSALL
Received Not published8 , Walmer Meadow, Aldridge, WS9 8QQ
Received Not published34, EGERTON ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3PG
Received Not published9, SEVEN ACRES, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0EX
Received Not published378, SUTTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3BA
Received Not published10 , Highgate Close, Walsall, WS1 3JD
Received Not published147, WALSALL ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0BE
Received Not published14 , Ingledew Close, Bentley, WS2 0NF
Received Not published13, SIMMONDS PLACE, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8BN
Received Not publishedFORMER, E B I PORTFOLIOS LTD, LEDRA HOUSE, NORTHGATE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8TH
Received Not published130, BROADWAY WEST, WALSALL, WS1 4DN
Received Not published6, BELVIDERE ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 3AU
Received Not published8, CAMBRIDGE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 4BZ
Received Not published28, LYSWAYS STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3AQ
Received Not published60, REDBOURN ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3XT
Received Not publishedWALSALL COUNCIL, CAR PARK, NEWPORT STREET, WALSALL
Received Not publishedJEROME COURT, LANGHAM GREEN, STREETLY
Received Not published33, BUCHANAN ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2EW
Received Not published31, NEW ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6AT
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE 457 BIRMINGHAM ROAD, WALSALL
Received Not published39, MELLISH ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2DG
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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