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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.
22,550 approved · 5,509 refused · 1,209 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
75, HORSESHOE CRESCENT, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7DN
Received Not published69, HONEYBOURNE WAY, WILLENHALL, WV13 1HN
Received Not published8, SPROAT AVENUE, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8QB
Received Not published393-399 Bosty Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0QG
Received Not publishedREAR OF BUILDERS YARD, PORTLAND STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8AB
Received Not published129-130 LICHFIELD STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1SY
Received Not published65-67, WALSALL ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV13 2RD
Received Not published19, STEWARDS FIELD DRIVE, WALSALL, B43 7DQ
Received Not published34, WOODSIDE CLOSE, WALSALL, WS5 3LU
Received Not publishedO/S 19, LINDON ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7BE
Received Not published33, Stanhope Way, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, Walsall, B43 7UB
Received Not published483, SUTTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3AU
Received Not publishedADVERTISING ADJACENT THE HERITAGE, WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 3RD
Received Not publishedUPLANDS HOUSE, 5, LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2HT
Received Not publishedFOOTPATH FRONT OF, RENEW DENTAL, 208, BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HH
Received Not publishedTREES, CANUTE CLOSE, WALSALL
Received Not published429, SUTTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3AS
Received Not published617, SUTTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS9 0QH
Received Not published2, Knights Hill, Aldridge, WS9 0TG
Received Not publishedFOOTPATH F/O 18-20, TEWKESBURY ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 2RW
Received Not published16, ISIS GROVE, WILLENHALL, WV13 1JD
Received Not published15, GREAVES AVENUE, WALSALL, WS5 3QF
Received Not publishedACCORD HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOUSE, WARD STREET, WALSALL, WS1 2AG
Received Not published320, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3RA
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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