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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.
15,303 approved · 3,278 refused · 852 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY RC PRIMARY SCHOOL, DARTMOUTH AVENUE, WALSALL, WS3 1SP
Received Not published90 , Merton Way, Walsall, WS2 9HG
Received Not published50, LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2DJ
Received Not publishedSite B Goscote Lane (Goscote Lodge Crescent), Walsall
Received Not published12, NICHOLAS ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3QS
Received Not publishedUNIT 2, REEDSWOOD PARK ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DQ
Received Not published3, HERBERT ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8JR
Received Not publishedSPRING COURT, SPRING COURT, BIRMINGHAM ROAD, WALSALL
Received Not published2, RAVENSDALE GARDENS, WALSALL, WS5 3PX
Received Not published33, NORTHGATE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8QF
Received Not published81, HARDWICK ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3DW
Received Not published5A, LEIGHSWOOD ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AH
Received Not published91, ST JOHNS ROAD, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4EZ
Received Not published5, CARTBRIDGE LANE, WALSALL, WS4 1SB
Received Not published55, WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JL
Received Not published34, WALSALL STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2ER
Received Not publishedTHE ALMA INN, BENTLEY LANE, WALSALL, WS2 8SP
Received Not published7, BUSHEY CLOSE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3JG
Received Not publishedMULBERRY HOUSE, STREETLY WOOD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3DQ
Received Not published38, LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8AW
Received Not published9, PLANE TREE ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3SP
Received Not published5, PINE TREE DRIVE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3SE
Received Not published52, LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2DJ
Received Not publishedBRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE, 63, BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS
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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