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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.
19,822 approved · 4,642 refused · 1,045 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7, WATLING STREET, WALSALL, WS8 6JR
Received Not published10, BANKS STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1SP
Received Not published6, SANSTONE ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3SH
Received Not published39, INGLEWOOD GROVE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3LL
Received Not published32, PARK HALL ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3HG
Received Not published21, THE LEASOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0EF
Received Not published46, TAME STREET EAST, WALSALL, WS1 3LA
Received Not published23, Coronation Avenue, Willenhall, WV13 2RW
Received Not published5, NOOSE LANE, WILLENHALL, WV13 3BX
Received Not publishedFOOTPATH O/S, 4, BAYTREE CLOSE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 2JX
Received Not publishedFlat 2, Highgate Court, 51, Lysways Street, Walsall, WS1 3AD
Received Not publishedFIRST FLOOR, 93-95, HIGH STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HL
Received Not publishedPLECK SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE, WELLINGTON STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9QR
Received Not published2, CLIVEDEN AVENUE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8HG
Received Not published17, MAW STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3LG
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNITCATIONS EQUIPMENT, ON SIDE OFF 2 EDISON ROAD, WALSALL
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE GARAGES, PARKLANDS ROAD, DARLASTON
Received Not published9, WILKINSON ROAD, WALSALL, WS10 8SH
Received Not publishedROUGH WOOD COUNTRY PARK, HUNTS LANE, WILLENHALL
Received Not published28, WEBSTER ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV13 1BH
Received Not published4, CASTLE DRIVE, WILLENHALL, WV12 4QY
Received Not published2, MORETON AVENUE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7QS
Received Not publishedADJACENT TO, 59, GROSVENOR AVENUE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3PE
Received Not publishedHARDWICK WOOD, THISTLE DOWN CLOSE, STREETLY
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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