Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
18,642 approved · 4,199 refused · 991 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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.
134 , West Bromwich Road, Walsall, WS1 3HN
Received Not published7, STENCILLS ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2HJ
Received Not published156, TYNDALE CRESCENT, WALSALL, B43 7HU
Received Not published3, CASTLE DRIVE, WILLENHALL, WV12 4QY
Received Not published60 , Hawthorne Road, Walsall, Walsall, WS5 4NB
Received Not published64, DELVES GREEN ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 4LP
Received Not publishedALDRIDGE MANOR, LITTLE ASTON ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8NJ
Received Not publishedCAR PARK, ASDA, GEORGE STREET, WALSALL
Received Not publishedALDRIDGE MANOR, LITTLE ASTON ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8NJ
Received Not publishedSPORTS GROUND, COOPER AND JORDAN PRIMARY SCHOOL, THE GREEN, ALDRIDGE
Received Not published80 , Cobden Street, Walsall, Walsall, WS1 4AE
Received Not publishedHomestead Care Home, 208, Ogley Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6AN
Received Not publishedOPPOSITE 17, BRANCHAL ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8SH
Received Not publishedUNIT 3, WALSALL ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 4AN
Received Not publishedOUTSIDE 59, COALWAY ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 2PS
Received Not published97B, PRIMLEY AVENUE, WALSALL, WS2 9UL
Received Not published15, RATCLIFFE DRIVE, WILLENHALL, WV13 2JU
Received Not published168, CHESTER ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2HS
Received Not published1 , Oak Crescent, Walsall, WS3 1BQ
Received Not published22 , Linforth Drive, Streetly, Walsall, B74 2EQ
Received Not publishedALDRIDGE MANOR, LITTLE ASTON ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8NJ
Received Not published269, CHESTER ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3EA
Received Not published9 , Brookfield Road, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8JJ
Received Not published288, WALSALL WOOD ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8HB
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.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

Property research · 13 min read
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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.
Check collection coverage