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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.
21,277 approved · 5,080 refused · 1,134 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
247, BROADWAY NORTH, WALSALL, WS1 2PS
Received Not publishedMETAFIN GROUP HOLDINGS LTD, GREEN LANE, WALSALL, WS2 8JG
Received Not published90, Lord Street, WALSALL, WS1 4DR
Received Not publishedSITE CORNER OF KEATS ROAD AND, SHELLEY ROAD, WILLENHALL
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT 346 SOUTH OF, HARDEN ROAD, BLOXWICH.
Received Not publishedF/O, 220, THORNHILL ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2EP
Received Not publishedOn pavement opposite to Walsall Tennis Club, Birmingham Road, Walsall, WS5 3AB
Received Not published26, BANKS STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1SP
Received Not published29 , Reservoir Street, Walsall, WS2 9ST
Received Not publishedOLD HALL SCHOOL, BENTLEY LANE, WILLENHALL, WS2 7LU
Received Not publishedJOSEPH ASH GALVANIZING, BRINETON STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HW
Received Not published16, TOR WAY, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4JT
Received Not published47, FOLLYHOUSE LANE, WALSALL, WS1 3EL
Received Not published99, NORTON ROAD, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4NX
Received Not published43, GROSVENOR AVENUE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3PE
Received Not publishedCORNER OF FORMER TIPPER ENGINEERING LTD, HALL LANE, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9AS
Received Not published52, LANGMEAD CLOSE, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0NG
Received Not published55, BLOXWICH ROAD SOUTH, WILLENHALL, WV13 1AZ
Received Not published18, QUEEN MARY STREET, WALSALL, WS1 4AA
Received Not published51, WESTON CRESCENT, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0HA
Received Not publishedLAND TO THE REAR 56-58, STAFFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8DR
Received Not published173, DICKINSON DRIVE, WALSALL, WS2 9DR
Received Not published48, ALLENS LANE, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4JR
Received Not published57, BENTLEY LANE, WILLENHALL, WV12 4AH
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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