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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.
20,533 approved · 4,810 refused · 1,072 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
35, BIRMINGHAM ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 2NF
Received Not published9, Brookfield Road, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, Walsall, WS9 8JJ
Received Not published9, KATSURA CLOSE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2AR
Received Not published8, LEVESON STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1DA
Received Not published382, SUTTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3BA
Received Not publishedAdjacent to 1, WHITEHOUSE AVENUE, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8UD
Received Not published31, LOWLANDS AVENUE, STREETLY, WALSALL, B74 3QN
Received Not published7, BUTTS STREET, WALSALL, WS4 2BJ
Received Not published5 , Penryn Road, Walsall, Walsall, WS5 3EU.
Received Not published29, TREES ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 3JU
Received Not published2, KINVER CRESCENT, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8LP
Received Not published75, LODGE ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3LA
Received Not published76, LAZY HILL ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8RR
Received Not published92, DELVES GREEN ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 4NH
Received Not published7, CATCHES DRIVE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 2LQ
Received Not published16, HALLCROFT WAY, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8UL
Received Not published180, STAFFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8EA
Received Not published29, ANGLESEY ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7NX
Received Not published31, LANESIDE AVENUE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2BZ
Received Not published41, ANGLESEY ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7NX
Received Not published48, BICKLEY ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1JF
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, OUTSIDE 1, WINDSOR WAY, RUSHALL
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, R/O 154 WOLVERHAMPTON STREET, STAFFORD ROAD, DARLASTON
Received Not published24, YEW TREE ROAD, SHELFIELD, WALSALL, WS4 1RG
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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