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Walsall planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Walsall website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates35,005Searchable applications
3,284Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 29,764 approved or refused records
5,940Refused applications
23,824 approved · 5,940 refused · 1,287 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and Building ControlLocal plan Planning policyConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Buildings and areas covered by Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanningpolicy@walsall.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries01922658020Council source
- Planning enquiries01922652677Council source
- Planning enquiries01922652620Council source
- General council enquiries01922652600Council source
- General council enquiries01922650000Council 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
- Decision Issued24/0027
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey rear extension, 3.26 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 3.7 metres maximum height measured externally from the natural ground level, 2.6 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.
18, CHESTER ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6DX
Received Not published - Registered Application24/0028
Prior approval for the installation of solar photovoltaics equipment on the flat roof of a non-domestic building consisting of 216 modules, installed via a railed system on rooftops (90.9kWp in size) under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J.
PARK VIEW CENTRE, CHESTER ROAD NORTH, BROWNHILLS
Received Not published - Decision Issued24/0029
Non Material Amendment to 20/0463 to relocate bin store, new management office, rear retaining wall relocated, first floor gardens removed and ground floor gardens increased, parking bays relocated.
LAND ADJACENT 370, CHESTER ROAD, ALDRIDGE
Received Not published - Registered Application24/0030
9M wooden pole installation
OS 21-23, HILTON ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV12 5EE
Received Not published - Registered Application24/0031
9m wooden pole installation
O/S 26-48, DORCHESTER ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV12 5XS
Received Not published - Registered Application24/0032
11m wooden pole installation
OPP 37, DORCHESTER ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV12 5XS
Received Not published - Decision Issued24/0033
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey pitched roofed rear extension, 3.65 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 4.00 metres maximum height measured externally from the natural ground level, 3.00 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.
58, CALDMORE ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 3NP
Received Not published - Decision Issued24/0034
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey pitched roofed rear extension, 6.00 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 4.00 metres maximum height measured externally from the natural ground level, 2.70 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.
123, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Received Not published - Decision Issued24/0035
Construction of a single storey prefabricated holiday let pod (planning use class C1) and the change of use of the land from C3 residential curtilage to C1 Hotels
164, WOOD LANE, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 5AA
Received Not published - Decision Issued24/0036
Proposed enlargement to front and rear box dormer and single storey side and rear extension with garage conversion to habitable space
3, CASTLE DRIVE, WILLENHALL, WV12 4QY
Received Not published - Decision Issued24/0037
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey flat roofed rear extension, 3 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 6 metres maximum height measured externally from the natural ground level, 0.01 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.
120, CASTLE ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9BZ
Received Not published - Registered Application24/0038
Installation of 10m pole wooden pole
SO 36, BAYNTON ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV12 5AY
Received Not published - Decision Issued24/0039
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey flat roofed rear extension, 5.2 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 3 metres maximum height measured externally from the natural ground level, 3 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.
60, CHESTNUT ROAD, WALSALL, WS3 1BE
Received Not published - Decision Issued24/0040
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey flat roofed rear extension, 4.20 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.
76, ALUMWELL ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 9XG
Received Not published - Decision Issued24/0041
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey flat roofed rear extension, 5.6 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 3 metres maximum height measured externally from the natural ground level, 3 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.
48, LISTER ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HL
Received Not published - Decision Issued24/0042
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.
38, WOOD LANE, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 5DY
Received Not published - Decision Issued24/0043
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey pitched roofed rear extension, 6 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 3.5 metres maximum height measured externally from the natural ground level, 3 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.
27, NEW CROFT DRIVE, WALSALL, WILLENHALL, WV13 1DZ
Received Not published - Decision Issued24/0044
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey flat roofed rear extension, 4.10 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.
53, WALSALL ROAD, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9JS
Received Not published - Decision Issued24/0045
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey pitched roofed rear extension, 5.00 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 4.00 metres maximum height measured externally from the natural ground level, 3.00 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.
152, WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JJ
Received Not published - Decision Issued24/0046
Section 73A application to amend condtion 2 (plans) of 19/0523 for extension of single garage to create double garage: amendment to include a retrospective change of roof deign from hipped to dual pitched
5, CORNWALL ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3PD
Received Not published - Under Consultation and Assessment24/0048
Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use of 22 May Street as a C4 HMO for four people.
22, MAY STREET, WALSALL, WS3 2AX
Received Not published - Registered Application24/0049
T685 Sycamore - Fell.
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON, WALSALL CAMPUS, GORWAY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 3BD
Received Not published - Decision Issued24/0050
Resubmission of application 23/0774 for proposed reconstruction of single storey side and rear extension.
8, ALDRIDGE ROAD, WALSALL, WS4 2JH
Received Not published - Registered Application24/0051
T17 - Ash - Crown reduction to 12m above ground level
53, SNEYD LANE, ESSINGTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2DU
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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