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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.
15,022 approved · 3,238 refused · 849 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
33 , Skip Lane, Walsall, WS5 3LL
Received Not published6 , Martley Road, Shelfield, WS4 1AG
Received Not published70, VICTOR STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4BX
Received Not published49, BENTLEY ROAD SOUTH, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8LN
Received Not published134, CHANTREY CRESCENT, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7PE
Received Not publishedSarwan House, 350, Chester Road, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 9DE
Received Not publishedTHE VILLAGE CAFE, 41, HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LT
Received Not published2, Glebe Street, Walsall, WS1 3NX
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT KWIK FIT, HIGH STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL
Received Not published80, NETHER HALL AVENUE, WALSALL, B43 7EU
Received Not published1, ARBOR GATE, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9RF
Received Not published46, SOMERS ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 9AU
Received Not published11, GIPSY LANE, WILLENHALL, WV13 2HA
Received Not published10, LORD STREET, WALSALL, WS1 4DP
Received Not published4, CURLEW DRIVE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6DY
Received Not published19, Bagwall Crescent, Walsall, WS10 8WA
Received Not published207, BROADWAY NORTH, WALSALL, WS1 2PY
Received Not published29, LITTLE ASTON ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0NP
Received Not published1, WESTMINSTER ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1NJ
Received Not published45 , SANDFIELD FARM CARAVAN SITE, LICHFIELD ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6LW
Received Not published3, PARKSIDE WAY, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3NJ
Received Not published5, PAGODA CLOSE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2AY
Received Not published13, REDRUTH ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3EJ
Received Not published58, KEWSTOKE ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV12 5DL
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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