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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
34,484Searchable applications
3,272Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 29,284 approved or refused records
5,828Refused applications

23,456 approved · 5,828 refused · 1,259 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas18 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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More application records

  1. Registered Application23/1381

    Replacement of existing modular building with a new modular building to be used for a children’s community association, with alterations and marking out of the car park to provide two accessible parking spaces.

    PARK HALL PLAYGROUP, FALMOUTH ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3EZ

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Issued23/1382

    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 elevations of units A-C to include the addition of 2 no. ribbon windows situated on the north and south elevations and changes to the site plan to include amendments to the parking for units B-E and external finishes developed.

    BROWNHILLS BUSINESS PARK, LINDON ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7BW

    Received Not published
  3. Registered Application23/1383

    The installation of one omni-antenna, located at a height of 6 metres AGL on the existing lamppost. The installation of a small feeder pillar, measuring 168 mm in diameter, to be wrapped aroundthe base of the existing lamp post. Ancillary development thereto.

    Opp. UNIT 6, WATERFRONT NORTH LEISURE, WOLVERHAMPTON STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8DH

    Received Not published
  4. Registered Application23/1384

    Installation of 1no. 9M light wooden pole

    60, WOLVERHAMPTON STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2NF

    Received Not published
  5. Registered Application23/1385

    Installation of 1no. 12M medium wooden pole

    Side of 33, STRETTON ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV12 5EJ

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Issued23/1386

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a Class E foodstore with associated car parking, access, landscaping and associated works.

    LAND AT ROYAL EXCHANGE, 27, LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9NP

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Issued23/1387

    Prior Approval: Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (Planning Use Class E) to mixed use to include 1no. flat on first floor and 1no. flat on second floor.

    118, LOWER LICHFIELD STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1PU

    Received Not published
  8. Registered Application23/1388

    The relocation of 1no Bowler cabinet of 1no Bowler cabinet, 1no Ericsson 6130 cabinet, 1no AC Transmission Cabinet adjacent to be 200mm closer to the existing telecommunications site.

    TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, WELL LANE, WALSALL

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Issued23/1389

    Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension

    12, EATON RISE, WILLENHALL, WV12 4SH

    Received Not published
  10. Report Drafted Awaiting Authorisation23/1390

    Change of use from C2 Residential Institutions to a multiple occupation use class (sui-generis) for up to 12 tenants living together with shared facilities.

    THE GABLES REST HOME, 73, LICHFIELD STREET, WALSALL, WS4 2BY

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Issued23/1391

    Proposed erection of 1no. 6m high flagpole with associated groundworks.

    UNIT A, 50, WHARF APPROACH, ALDRIDGE

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Issued23/1392

    Single storey rear and side extension wrapping around the ground floor of the rear wing.

    224, SANDWELL STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3EH

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Issued23/1393

    Single storey front extension, two storey side extension, first floor rear extension and rear garage conversion.

    485, SUTTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3AU

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Issued23/1395

    Change of use from a car dealership (sui generis) to supermarket (use class E) with new glass frontage associated storage and bin store, 5 no. restaurants (use class E) with ancillary take aways, new shop fronts, bin store and 24 hour security office. Reconfigured parking layout on frontage with bike store. (Adj PROW Wal78 and 79).

    DRAYTON GROUP - MERCEDES BENZ OF WALSALL, MIDLAND GARAGE LIMITED, DUDLEY STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3NL

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Issued23/1396

    Conversion of existing front double garage to domestic habitable room

    6, ROXBURGH GROVE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7PN

    Received Not published
  16. Registered Application23/1397

    T684 & T686 (2 Laburnum) - fell to ground level.

    UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON, WALSALL CAMPUS, GORWAY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 3BD

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Issued23/1398

    Single storey rear extension.

    1, HELSTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3HT

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Issued23/1399

    Single storey rear extension to retail area, alterations to shop fronts to facilitate access to residential accomodation above. Loft conversion and first floor refurbishment for two, three bedroom flats.

    HAYWARDS BARGAIN CENTRE,108, STAFFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8DX

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Issued23/1400

    Demolition of single storey outbuilding to be replaced with a green area. Replacement of existing brick boundary wall along the Highgate Road side boundary and front alleyway boundary with a new brick wall matching in design and materials. Works to the wall include relocation of the existing double door wooden entrance gate along the Highgate Road side boundary and bricking up of a single wooden entrance door in the alleyway boundary. Plus internal and external structural strengthening works to the dwellinghouse, and retrospective permission for some replacement rooftiles and refurbished window frames.

    SANDWELL VILLAS, SANDWELL STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3ED

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Issued23/1401

    Single storey front, side and rear extension and conversion of garage

    9, ST MICHAELS CLOSE, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4JH

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Issued23/1402

    Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use of: Dwelling house (C3) into 5 Bedroom House in Multiple Occupation.

    91, HOSPITAL STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8JW

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Issued23/1403

    Single storey front extensions, single storey rear extension including consolidation of existing conservatory and main roof extension, plus new front boundary fence and gate.

    88, THORNEY ROAD, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3JA

    Received Not published
  23. Registered Application23/1404

    11m pole

    O/S 69, SNEYD LANE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 2LW

    Received Not published
  24. Registered Application23/1405

    11m Pole

    NR 48, ASTON ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV13 3DA

    Received Not published

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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.

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