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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.
23,680 approved · 5,892 refused · 1,275 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24, SPRINGVALE AVENUE, WALSALL, WS5 3QB
Received Not publishedTHE PATHWAY CENTRE, 18, LICHFIELD STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1TJ
Received Not publishedTINY TALENTS PRE-SCHOOL, 1A, FIELD STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2NY
Received Not publishedL & S ENGINEERING, COPPICE SIDE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, WEST COPPICE ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7HB
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT TO 9-11, WOLVERHAMPTON STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2NF
Received Not published13 , Richard Place, Walsall, WS5 3QP
Received Not published6, ROBERTS CLOSE, WALSALL, WS10 8SS
Received Not published99, ALUMWELL ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 9XQ
Received Not published32, VICTOR STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4BX
Received Not published15, THOMPSON STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1SY
Received Not published95, DARTMOUTH AVENUE, WALSALL, WS3 1SP
Received Not publishedMAYFIELD PREPARATORY SCHOOL, SUTTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 2PD
Received Not publishedRear of 245, STAFFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8DF
Received Not publishedO/S 119, WEBSTER ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV13 1BL
Received Not publishedO/S 40, PARK ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV13 1BU
Received Not published26, GANTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3XQ
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST OS 109, WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD WEST, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0BX
Received Not publishedLAND OFF FRYERS ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL
Received Not published192 AND 194 HIGH STREET, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3LA
Received Not published63 , Reservoir Street, Walsall, WS2 9TG
Received Not published22, RUSHWOOD CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2HS
Received Not publishedHomestead Care Home, 208, Ogley Road, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6AN
Received Not published13, WHITEHORSE ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7PE
Received Not published66, NOOSE LANE, WILLENHALL, WV13 3BT
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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