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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.
19,471 approved · 4,537 refused · 1,033 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Thornhill Court, 126-128, Thornhill Road, STREETLY, Walsall
Received Not published1A, CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN
Received Not publishedMILL GREEN FARM, BACK LANE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0LR
Received Not published21, COLLINGWOOD DRIVE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7NY
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, OUTSIDE THE FORMER BIRMINGHAM ROAD LAWN TENNIS CLUB ON BROADWAY, WALSALL
Received Not published9, ABINGDON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 2ST
Received Not publishedDANER LTD, 36-41, WALSALL ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV13 2EG
Received Not published18, GREEN ROCK LANE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 1NF
Received Not published64, WILLOWS ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 2DP
Received Not published64, FERNDOWN CLOSE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3XH
Received Not published26, STAFFORD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3NL
Received Not published348, WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD WEST, WILLENHALL, WV13 2RN
Received Not published80 , Pool Hayes Lane, Willenhall, Walsall, WV12 4PY
Received Not published13, FOREST AVENUE, WALSALL, WS3 1EY
Received Not published5, WILKES AVENUE, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0HH
Received Not published44, DAISY BANK CRESCENT, WALSALL, WS5 3BJ
Received Not published13, CHESTNUT ROAD, WALSALL, WS3 1BB
Received Not published161, BENTLEY LANE, WALSALL, WS2 8SW
Received Not published14, BEWLEY ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV12 4TE
Received Not published33, TUDOR GROVE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2LL
Received Not published12, NEVIS GROVE, WILLENHALL, WV12 5UZ
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, OS INTERCOAT INDUSTRIAL PAINTS AND LAQERS LTD, BRIDGEMAN STREET, WALSALL
Received Not published23, WOOD COMMON GRANGE, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 5EZ
Received Not publishedLAND CORNER OF KING CHARLES AVENUE, WALSALL
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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