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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.
21,624 approved · 5,223 refused · 1,156 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
TELECOMMUNITCATIONS EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE CAR PARK ON ALBION ROAD, WILLENHALL
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, BILSTON LANE, WILLENHALL
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ADJ MCCARTHY AND STONE, CHESTER ROAD, STREETLY
Received Not published2, LODGE CLOSE, WALSALL, WS5 3JZ
Received Not published38, CAMDEN STREET, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9BQ
Received Not publishedLand to rear of 43 High Street and 1-3 C, Land to rear of 43 High Street and 1-3 Church Road, Walsall
Received Not publishedPENTHOUSE, CEDAR COURT, WALSALL WOOD ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8QU
Received Not published95, BROADWAY WEST, WALSALL, WS1 4DW
Received Not published6A, HUNTS LANE, WILLENHALL, WV12 5NZ
Received Not published80, FOLEY ROAD WEST, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3NP
Received Not publishedLATIFS, 93-95, High Street, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HL
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT JUNCTIION OF CROFT CRESCENT AND PELSALL ROAD, BROWNHILLS
Received Not published318, CHESTER ROAD, STREETLY, WALSALL, B74 3ED
Received Not published45, BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3EZ
Received Not published41, FOLEY ROAD EAST, WALSALL, B74 3HR
Received Not publishedTHE BEECHES, PROSPECT WAY, WALSALL, WS2 7FD
Received Not publishedLITTLE LONDON HOUSE, WEST BROMWICH STREET, WALSALL, WS1 4DD
Received Not published27, CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN
Received Not published68, BEACON HILL, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0RJ
Received Not published2, NEWQUAY CLOSE, WALSALL, WS5 3EP
Received Not published169, LOWE AVENUE, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8NT
Received Not published171, FOLEY ROAD WEST, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3NY
Received Not published68, EDINBURGH AVENUE, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0HT
Received Not published27, SOUTH STREET, WALSALL, WS1 4HE
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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