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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.
21,072 approved · 4,993 refused · 1,117 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
PARK LODGE, HIGH STREET, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3LP
Received Not published70, WALSALL WOOD ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8QT
Received Not published15, MILLCROFT ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2EE
Received Not publishedOUTSIDE OF 32, GOMER STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2NS
Received Not publishedOPPOSITE WEST MIDLANDS HOUSE, GIPSY LANE, WILLENHALL, WV13 2HA
Received Not publishedCROWN WHARF SHOPPING PARK, WOLVERHAMPTON STREET, WALSALL
Received Not publishedFORMER MCDONALDS, HIGH STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HE.
Received Not published2, WALSINGHAM STREET, WALSALL, WS1 2JY
Received Not published49 , Bealeys Lane, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2JU
Received Not published162, LOWLANDS AVENUE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3RF
Received Not publishedPaddock Land Corner Of Beacon Road, Stables, Bridle Lane, Streetly, Walsall, WS9 0RG
Received Not published29, REDRUTH ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3EJ
Received Not publishedGARAGES REAR OF 52 TO 54, CHATSWORTH CRESCENT, RUSHALL, WALSALL
Received Not published1, BROADMEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8JA.
Received Not publishedGARAGES REAR OF 63 TO 69, JESSIE ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL
Received Not publishedLand between 35 and 37 Earls Road, Rushall, Walsall
Received Not published82A, STONNALL ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8JZ
Received Not published175, FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3HU
Received Not publishedSITE OF FORMER JAMES BRIDGE COPPER WORKS, RESERVOIR PLACE, WALSALL.
Received Not published14, LINCOLN ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 2DZ.
Received Not published31, SPRING LANE, WILLENHALL, WV12 4HX
Received Not published35, LODGE ROAD, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS4 1DE
Received Not published41, SUTTON ROAD, MOXLEY, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SG
Received Not published41, BARR COMMON ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0SY.
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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