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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.
22,100 approved · 5,389 refused · 1,189 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
THE WATERSIDE PUB, 42, Wilkin Road, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, Walsall, WS8 7LX
Received Not published17, GLEN CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EL
Received Not published235, SUTTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3AP
Received Not published33, Stanhope Way, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, Walsall, B43 7UB
Received Not published164 , Chester Road, Streetly, Walsall, B74 2HS
Received Not published29, ROYAL MEADOW WAY, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 2FE
Received Not publishedLIDL, 73, ABLEWELL STREET, WALSALL, WS1 2EU
Received Not published35, THORNHILL PARK, STREETLY, WALSALL, B74 2LQ
Received Not published108, LORD STREET, WALSALL, WS1 4DT
Received Not publishedLAND TO THE NORTH OF THE OLD IRISH HARP, CHESTER ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0LP
Received Not published38, NORTHSIDE DRIVE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3QQ
Received Not publishedFORMER NOVA TRAINING, 82, HIGH STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6EW
Received Not publishedGRASS VERGE,ADJACENT TO, 79, LEIGHSWOOD ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AP
Received Not publishedOPPOSITE,1, BROOKLAND ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9LZ
Received Not published62, CHANTREY CRESCENT, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7PB
Received Not published376, SUTTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3BA
Received Not published25, RIVERBANK ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV13 2SA
Received Not published99, MELLISH ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2DF
Received Not published99, MELLISH ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2DF
Received Not published44, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LP
Received Not published161, BENTLEY LANE, WALSALL, WS2 8SW
Received Not publishedBOOKER COLE, 14, NORTON ROAD, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4AY
Received Not published2, CHURCH VIEW CLOSE, WALSALL, WS3 3DU
Received Not published152, WEST BROMWICH ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 3HN
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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