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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.
15,504 approved · 3,297 refused · 855 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
MOSS LODGE, BOURNE VALE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0SH
Received Not published47, LAWNOAKS CLOSE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7NG
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, HILLS CONTRACTORS, WESTGATE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8EX
Received Not publishedWALSALL FOOTBALL CLUB, BESCOT CRESCENT, WALSALL
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, TOWNEND HOUSE, WISEMORE, WALSALL, WS1 1NS
Received Not published8, STONEY LANE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RF
Received Not published165, PINFOLD LANE, WALSALL, WS9 0QY
Received Not publishedThe Old Foundry, 55 Bath Street, Walsall, WS1 3BZ
Received Not publishedFORMER SABRE LEATHER CO LTD, 19-21, SANDWELL STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3DR
Received Not publishedASDA, GEORGE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1RS
Received Not published32, REDBOURN ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3XT
Received Not published67, FIELD LANE, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS4 1DQ
Received Not publishedT MOBILE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST, NORTHGATE, ALDRIDGE
Received Not publishedGREEN LANE BAPTIST CHURCH, BURROWES STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8NX
Received Not publishedMASALA NIGHTS, 30, TEMPLE BAR, WILLENHALL
Received Not publishedLAND ON CORNER OF BROADWAY WEST, WALLOWS LANE, WALSALL
Received Not publishedHEATHS FRESH PRODUCE, 20A, THE VICTORIAN ARCADE, THE ARCADE, WALSALL, WS1 1RE
Received Not published118, BRIDLE LANE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3HG
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST, REAYMER CLOSE, WALSALL
Received Not published7, PORTLAND ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8NS
Received Not published39 , Whitmore Street, Walsall, WS1 4LG
Received Not published29, SEEDS LANE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HU
Received Not published46 , Linley Wood Road, Aldridge, WS9 0JZ
Received Not published123, LONGWOOD ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0TB
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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