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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

34,115Searchable applications

3,259Recorded as pending

80%Approval rate · 28,952 approved or refused records

5,736Refused applications

23,216 approved · 5,736 refused · 1,241 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Registered Application23/1253
Installation of a new 9m wooden pole.
1, CROMWELL CLOSE, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0LZ
Received Not published
Registered Application23/1254
Installation of a new 9m wooden pole (affects PROW Bro12).
ADJACENT TO 114, HEDNESFORD ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7LZ
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1255
Two storey and single storey side extension
27, HAWES ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 3LD
Received Not published
Under Consultation and Assessment23/1256
Proposed 2 no. 2 storey, 2 bedroom, semi-detached dwellings with off-street parking
FORMER GARAGES OPPOSITE 4, EARLS ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1JA
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1257
Proposed two storey rear extension, single storey front porch and increase to ridge height to facilitate loft conversion (Adajcent Public Right of Way ALD15)
27, CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1258
Non material amendment (s96a) to 19/1172 (Resource Recovery and Renewable Energy Production Facility with a maximum generating capacity of less the 50 MWe, together with associated access, infrastructure and landscaping. (application accompanied by an Environmental Statement)) to include process and ancillary building updates, site plan reconfiguration and changes to building envelope treatment.
LAND OFF FRYERS ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1259
Outline application to consider layout for the part change of use from retail/storage to retail uses, 4 self-contained flats and 3 studios.
SPORTIO, 245, STAFFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8DF
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1260
Full planning application for two storey side and single storey rear extensions
18, WOOD END ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3BG
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1261
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed single storey side extension.
2, TINTERN CRESCENT, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 2SQ
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1262
Proposed single storey rear extension and change of use outbuilding to ancillary annexe in rear garden.
156 , Dale Street, Walsall, WS1 4AX
Received Not published
Registered Application23/1263
The installation of one omni-antenna, located at a height of 6 metres AGL on the existing lamp post. The installation of a small feeder pillar, measuring 168 mm in diameter, to be wrapped around the base of the existing lamp post. Ancillary development thereto. (Your ref: BTEE2557)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST OS NCF CARPET AND FURNITURE, 19-20, BRADFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1PB
Received Not published
Appeal Appeal Dismissed23/1264
Construction of new two storey, end terraced three bed dwelling with parking and landscaping adjacent existing dwelling 29 Reedswood Close.
29, REEDSWOOD CLOSE, WALSALL, WS2 8QJ
Received Not published
Registered Application23/1265
Installation 1 x new 11m light wooden pole (Your ref: WF7GHL4G)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST, OPP 154 VICTORIA STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1DW
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1266
Retrospective Single storey rear extension with roof lantern.
4, MEADOWLANDS DRIVE, SHELFIELD, WALSALL, WS4 1TJ
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1267
Reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) relating to hybrid planning permission (ref: 21/0049) for the construction of buildings to accommodate storage and distribution, industrial and manufacturing with ancillary office space (Use Classes E(g)(i)(ii), B2, B8), car and cycle parking, servicing, substations, sprinkler tanks and pump houses, balancing ponds, landscaping and gatehouses.
SITE OF FORMER JAMES BRIDGE COPPER WORKS, RESERVOIR PLACE, WALSALL
Received Not published
Registered Application23/1268
T1- Beech - Crown Lift to achieve 3m from ground level T3 - Beech (hornbeam) - Crown lift to achieve 4m from ground level
TREES, CANUTE CLOSE, WALSALL
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1269
Reconstruction of side garage for new single storey side extension.
10, RICHARD ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3QW
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1270
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey flat roofed rear extension, 4.00 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 3.00 metres maximum height measured externally from the natural ground level, 3.00 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.
15, FRANKBURN ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3QJ
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1271
Existing Storage Yard/Garages to be removed and replaced with a new 3 Bedroom Dwelling for a Family Member.
41, WALTON ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8HN
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1272
Resubmission of 21/1693: Two storey side extension, single storey front and rear extensions & loft conversion with rear dormer roof extension. To also include hip to gable roof extension plus 0.2m increase in width of two storey side extension.
11, DELVES ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 3JZ
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1273
Full planning application for a single storey front extension.
24, Blackthorne Road, Walsall, WS5 4NF
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1274
Single storey rear extension
319A, CHESTER ROAD, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 0PH
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1277
Single storey front porch extension, single storey rear extension, partial garage conversion. PV panels on existing roof.
7, LITTLE ORCHARD CLOSE, SHELFIELD, WALSALL, WS4 1NZ
Received Not published
Decision Issued23/1278
Section 73 application to amend condtion 2 (plans) of 21/0778 for 6 bedroom replacement dwelling: amendments to include retrospective permission for the addition of 2no. ground floor windows and an external door on the northern side elevation, 1no. ground floor window on the southern side elevation; exchange of the main front entrance door and a hallway window onto opposite sides of the front tower; replacement of 2 no. rear facing bedroom windows with juliette balcony windows at first and second floor level and removal of the approved detached garage.
135, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
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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