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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.
21,397 approved · 5,146 refused · 1,143 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
98, THORNHILL ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3EW
Received Not publishedFORMER ALLENS ROUGH METHODIST CHURCH, ESSINGTON ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV12 5DJ
Received Not published15, LARCHWOOD CRESCENT, STREETLY, WALSALL, B74 3RB
Received Not published20 , Valley Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3EY
Received Not publishedGRASS VERGE BETWEEN LICHFIELD ROAD, AND 40 HIGHMOOR CLOSE, WILLENHALL,WV12 5UJ
Received Not publishedO/S, 136, LICHFIELD ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6JB
Received Not publishedTHE PRECINCT, LEAMORE LANE, WALSALL, WS3 2BJ
Received Not published27, FERNLEIGH ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2EZ
Received Not published89, STATION STREET, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8BL
Received Not published69D, WOLVERHAMPTON STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2PS
Received Not published69D, WOLVERHAMPTON STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2PS
Received Not published45, NORFOLK CRESCENT, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8RF
Received Not published132, WIMPERIS WAY, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7DG
Received Not publishedRZ HOUSE, WARD STREET, WALSALL, WS1 2AG
Received Not published10, BRERETON ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV12 5LR
Received Not published24, TARYN DRIVE, DARLASTON, WALSALL, WS10 8XY
Received Not published41, CORNWALL ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3PG
Received Not published8, HIGH STREET, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 2DA
Received Not published179, HARDEN ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 1BT
Received Not publishedNATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION, INFRASTRUCTURE POLE, BEACON ROAD, GREAT BARR, WALSALL
Received Not publishedHSBC BANK PLC, THE BRIDGE, WALSALL, WS1 1LN
Received Not published1, LIMETREE ROAD, STREETLY, WALSALL, B74 3RR
Received Not publishedLand between 120A and 108 Coltham Road, Willenhall, WV12 5QD
Received Not published58, PORTLAND ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8NS
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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