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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.
15,359 approved · 3,283 refused · 854 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
451, DARLASTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 9SF
Received Not published25, BROOKHOUSE ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3AE
Received Not published6A, QUEEN STREET, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9LJ
Received Not publishedLAND REAR OF 98, LICHFIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3LY
Received Not published55, HARDWICK ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3DN
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OS 51, BRADFORD STREET, WALSALL
Received Not published24, NEW STREET, SHELFIELD, WALSALL, WS4 1QD
Received Not published157, BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD
Received Not published27 , Cliveden Avenue, Aldridge, WS9 8HG
Received Not published9, WALMER MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8QQ
Received Not publishedLAND FORMER DEELEYS TRADING ESTATE, LEAMORE LANE, WALSALL, WS2 7BP
Received Not published8, ST AUSTELL ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3EF
Received Not publishedL & S ENGINEERING, COPPICE SIDE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, West Coppice Road, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7HB
Received Not published13, BUCHANAN ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2EW
Received Not published129, LOWLANDS AVENUE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3RE
Received Not publishedCANAL BASIN, GALLERY SQUARE, WALSALL
Received Not published2, WALSALL ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV13 2EH
Received Not published19, MEADOWLANDS DRIVE, SHELFIELD, WALSALL, WS4 1TJ
Received Not published70, LICHFIELD ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV12 5UN
Received Not published47 , Wimperis Way, Great Barr, B43 7DH
Received Not publishedTHE LAUNDRETTE, 307, WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8RL
Received Not published7, BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3EX
Received Not published5, WOODLAND CENTRE, WOOD LANE, WILLENHALL, WV12 5ND
Received Not published115-119, WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ
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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