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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 dates

37,351Searchable applications

3,339Recorded as pending

80%Approval rate · 31,952 approved or refused records

6,311Refused applications

25,641 approved · 6,311 refused · 1,414 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decision Issued24/0905
Full planning application to replace garage with a single storey side extension.
16, HODSON AVENUE, WILLENHALL, WV13 2HS
Received Not published
Decision Issued24/0906
Full planning application for a proposed rear conservatory.
17, MILL LANE, WILLENHALL, WV12 4QH
Received Not published
Decision Issued24/0907
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey rear extension, 6.00 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.
69, ROSE HILL, WILLENHALL, WV13 2AU
Received Not published
Decision Issued24/0908
Full planning application for change of use from a five-bedroom residential dwelling (Use Class C3(a)) to a small care home (Use Class C2) to care for up to 3 children aged between 6-18, with garage conversion and a dropped kerb.
52, FORDBROOK LANE, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4BN
Received Not published
Decision Issued24/0909
Full planning application for the change of use from offices (use class F1) to a children's nursery (use class E(f)).
82, HIGH STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6EW
Received Not published
Report Drafted Awaiting Authorisation24/0910
Full planning application for a demolition of existing farm and commercial buildings, and the erection of 13 dwellinghouses with associated off-street parking and external amenity space.
BEACON DAIRY FARM, DOE BANK LANE, GREAT BARR, WALSALL, WS9 0RQ
Received Not published
Decision Issued24/0911
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey flat roofed rear extension, 4 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 3.4 metres maximum height measured externally from the natural ground level, 3 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.
57, COPPICE LANE, WILLENHALL, WV12 5RT
Received Not published
Decision Issued24/0912
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion for erection of up to 39,092sqm of new warehouse and distribution floorspace with ancillary office space, access, car parking, landscaping and associated works, and the erection of a discount retail foodstore, including access, car parking, landscaping and other associated works at Land at Newfield Close, Walsall.
LAND AT, NEWFIELD CLOSE, WALSALL, WS2 7PB
Received Not published
Decision Issued24/0913
Full planning application for a proposed single storey rear extension.
12, QUANTOCK CLOSE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7EY
Received Not published
Registered Application24/0914
Installation of a 10m light wooden pole
O/S 50, HAWTHORN ROAD, SHELFIELD, WALSALL, WS4 1PD
Received Not published
Registered Application24/0915
Installation of a 10m light wooden pole
O/S 1, GRANGE CRESCENT, SHELFIELD, WALSALL, WS4 1NS
Received Not published
Registered Application24/0916
Installation of a 12m medium wooden pole.
O/S 30, Maple Drive, WALSALL, WS4 1NR
Received Not published
Registered Application24/0917
Installation of a 9m light wooden pole.
O/S 32, BURTON AVENUE, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1NH
Received Not published
Registered Application24/0918
Installation of a 9m light wooden pole.
O/S 2, WINDSOR GROVE, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS4 1BH
Received Not published
Registered Application24/0919
Installation of a 10m light wooden pole.
SIDE OF 19, WINDSOR GROVE, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS4 1BH
Received Not published
Decision Issued24/0920
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey rear extension, 6.00 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 3.50 metres maximum height measured externally from the natural ground level, 3.00 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.
24, KING CHARLES AVENUE, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0DL
Received Not published
Registered Application24/0921
Installation of a 9m medium wooden pole.
O/S 15, WOODBRIDGE CLOSE, SHELFIELD, WALSALL, WS4 1PE
Received Not published
Registered Application24/0922
Installation of a 10m medium wooden pole
O/S 28, NEW STREET, SHELFIELD, WALSALL, WS4 1QD
Received Not published
Registered Application24/0923
Installation of a 10m medium wooden pole
O/S 57, NEW STREET, SHELFIELD, WALSALL, WS4 1QF
Received Not published
Registered Application24/0924
Installation of a 9m light wooden pole.
26, FAIRWAY, SHELFIELD, WALSALL, WS4 1RP
Received Not published
Registered Application24/0925
Installation of a 10m light wooden pole
O/S 39, GREEN LANE, SHELFIELD, WALSALL, WS4 1RW
Received Not published
Registered Application24/0926
T1 Oak Tree - crown thin by 20 percent, removal of epicormic growth and removal of lateral branches to give 2m clearance from property. T2 Oak Tree - crown thin by 20 percent and removal of epicormic growth.
5, KIMBERLEY CLOSE, STREETLY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3DU
Received Not published
Registered Application24/0927
Installation of 10m medium wooden pole
O/S 54, GREEN LANE, SHELFIELD, WALSALL, WS4 1RW
Received Not published
Registered Application24/0929
Installation of two 9m light poles
FOOTPATH FO, ST GILES CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL, WALSALL STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2ER
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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