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Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

32,368Searchable applications

3,193Recorded as pending

80%Approval rate · 27,352 approved or refused records

5,345Refused applications

22,007 approved · 5,345 refused · 1,184 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 20 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and Building Control Local plan Planning policy Conservation areas Conservation areas Article 4 directions Buildings and areas covered by Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanningpolicy@walsall.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiries01922658020 Council source
Planning enquiries01922652677 Council source
Planning enquiries01922652620 Council source
General council enquiries01922652600 Council source
General council enquiries01922650000 Council source

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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.

Conservation areas18 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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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.

More application records

Decision Issued23/0466
Raised ground level to accomodate extension to decking area.
115, LONGWOOD ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0TB
Received Not published
Registered Application23/0467
Prior Approval for Proposed 5G telecoms installation: To include a H3G 15m street pole and additional equipment cabinets.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, NAPIER ROAD, WALSALL
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/0468
Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed rear dormer window and loft conversion with two front elevation skylight windows.
39, PRINCES AVENUE, WALSALL, WS1 2DG
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/0469
Resubmission of 22/0896: Single storey front extension, two storey side extension and part single, part two storey rear extension
145, Broadway North, Walsall, WS1 2QB
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/0472
Retrospective Change of use of grass verge to domestic driveway, incorporating hard surfacing and drainage of land.
88, SPRINGFIELDS, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1LB
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/0473
Certificate of Lawful Proposed development for Installation of 2 side facing windows
14B, PARK HALL ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3HG
Received Not published
Registered Application23/0474
Insallation of 10m Medium Wooden Pole WDSRR01C
TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, PINSON ROAD, WILLENHALL
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/0475
Proposed single storey front extension, garage conversion with new pitched roof and tarmacked extension of the existing dropped kerb with part removal of existing grass verge
3, GILLITY CLOSE, WALSALL, WS5 3PW
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/0476
Removal of side canopy, replacement boundary fence and side gate. New hipped roof over existing front garage and porch extension, alterations to porch including new door and windows.
405, BOSTY LANE, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0QG
Received Not published
Not published23/0477
PROPOSED ADDITION OF FIRST FLOOR OVER EXISTING GARAGES RAISING THE RIDGE HEIGHT TO PROVIDE A GYM/GAMES ROOM AND OFFICE SPACE
ALDRIDGE COURT FARM, LITTLE ASTON ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0NN
Received Not published
Report Drafted Awaiting Authorisation23/0478
Temporary change of use for a period of 3 years from former cinema (Sui Generis - formerly Class D2A) to open storage (Class B8).
FORMER SHOWCASE CINEMA, BENTLEY MILL WAY, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0LE
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/0479
Retention of single storey front extension with canopy roof above and single storey side and rear extension.
7, REDRUTH ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3EJ
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/0480
Certificate of Lawful Development for Side and Rear Dormer Extensions
34, GROSVENOR AVENUE, STREETLY, WALSALL, B74 3PE
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/0481
Lawful Development Certificate: Existing development of a loft conversion in the existing roof pitch and having four rear roof lights.
1B, WOODFIELD CLOSE, WALSALL, WS5 3LE
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/0482
Single storey rear extension with new rear patio, first floor side extension, new front steps to porch, plus insulation, rendering and timber cladding of all elevations and PV panels on the rear roof slope
37, BLACKWOOD ROAD, STREETLY, WALSALL, B74 3PL
Received Not published
Report Drafted Awaiting Authorisation23/0483
Proposed new 5no. bedroom detached house with off-street car parking provision.
63, WOOD LANE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3LS
Received Not published
Registered Application23/0484
Installation of new 9m medium pole
S/0, 172, POPLAR AVENUE, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0HD
Received Not published
Registered Application23/0485
Installation of x1 10m medium wooden pole
OPPOSITE, FIBBERSLEY PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL, NOOSE LANE, WILLENHALL, WV13 3BB
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/0486
Two storey side and rear extension and single storey front side and rear extensions plus removal/lowering of raised bank at front side of the site to match the adjacent ground level
8, EVENLODE GROVE, WILLENHALL, WV13 2SJ
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/0487
Section 73 application requesting permission to vary condition 2 (plans) of planning approval 21/1287 to amend the position of the rear extraction system flue.
CANDY AND OCCASIONS, 47, QUEEN ELIZABETH AVENUE, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0BD
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/0488
Non material amendment to 22/1110 (Erection of 8 units on vacant land at Brownhills Business Park of class E, B2 and B8 uses) to include changes to the main building elevations include the addition of an external staircase and associated escape doors to the west elevation, and an additional level access door to the east elevation and changes to the site plan include minor amendments to positions of buildings relative to boundaries, external bin stores omitted, parking space G3 relocated, position of gate/path separating sites amended and boundary treatments amended.
BROWNHILLS BUSINESS PARK, LINDON ROAD, BROWNHILLS
Received Not published
Undergoing Registration Process23/0490
Retrospective: Proposed change of use of agricultural land to vehicle storage (planning use class - sui generis), new engineering works/bunding to the rear of the site, demolition of existing buildings and proposed body shop and additional car parking.
NATIONAL CAR HUB, CHESTER ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0LS
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/0491
Proposed three storey extension to the side of 49 Boundary Road to create a self-contained coffee shop/tea room (Planning Use Class E(b) - sale of food and drink for consumption (mostly) on the premises)), the erection of 2 x 1 no. bedroom flats over and an external rear staircase. Provision for 3no. off-street car parking spaces and 3no. cycle stands (Revised).
49 BOUNDARY COURT, BOUNDARY ROAD, STREETLY, WALSALL, B74 2JR
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/0492
Glass link from kitchen to existing outbuilding.
19, MIDDLETON ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3EU
Received Not published

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What these statistics cover

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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