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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.
18,070 approved · 4,007 refused · 965 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
BLACK COCK BRIDGE, CAMDEN STREET, WALSALL WOOD
Received Not published57, PARK HALL ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3HL
Received Not publishedO/S 125, HOSPITAL STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8JP
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE 122, BILSTON STREET, DARLASTON, WALSALL
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE, BILSTON STREET, DARLASTON, WALSALL
Received Not published82, JEROME ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 9SZ
Received Not published12, NEWHOME WAY, WALSALL, WS3 1JH
Received Not published19, HEATH ROAD, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8LZ
Received Not published209, FOLEY ROAD WEST, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3NX
Received Not published8, ALBION ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7JH
Received Not publishedNEW RECRUITS, 63, BRIDGE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1JQ
Received Not published21, RUSHALL MANOR ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2HD
Received Not published15, SANDWELL STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3DR
Received Not published190 , Harden Road, Bloxwich, WS3 1BS
Received Not published26, HILLSIDE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7AE
Received Not publishedLAND TO THE REAR OF 107 AND 109, LICHFIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3LU
Received Not published19 , Greenwood Park, Walsall, WS9 8XQ
Received Not published13, ALDRIDGE ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2JN
Received Not published65, HARDWICK ROAD, STREETLY, WALSALL, B74 3DN
Received Not publishedUNIT 16, CROWN WHARF SHOPPING PARK, WOLVERHAMPTON STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8LL
Received Not published76, SANDRINGHAM AVENUE, WILLENHALL, WV12 5SX
Received Not published39, POPLAR AVENUE, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0NT
Received Not published162, FOLEY ROAD WEST, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3NT
Received Not published7, Montfort Road, Walsall, WS2 9DE
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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