Planning
Town Planning is the process, laid down in legislation, which regulates the development and use of land and buildings.
The council encourages and facilitates appropriate development, recognising its significance in building and protecting a healthy economy and environment, the council also has to carefully consider the potential impact of proposed development and protect the public interest from inappropriate development.
We carry out this role by determining planning applications (also known as Development Control) and investigating unauthorised development (Planning Enforcement). Decisions are made on the basis of planning policy as set out in the Unitary Development Plan and Local Development Framework plus other relevant planning considerations. Follow the links below or on the right for more information about each of these aspects of our work.
Development Control Customer Service Standards (PDF 87KB)
Search and Comment on a planning application
- Find out how to make your comments
- Search for a planning application by application reference number
- Search by address
- Search using the interactive map
- View the planning registers
Planning Advice
Our planning advice pages will assist you in finding out if you need planning permission, gives advice on preparing your planning application, explains how the planning process works and advice on how to make a comment.
Interactive Semi-detached House Guide
Use our interactive guide to find out about common projects for your home.
Interactive Terraced House Guide
Use our interactive guide to find out about common projects for your home.
Mini Guides
Explore our mini guides for visual walk-throughs of popular household building projects, in England.
First Stop Express Bus
Information and help on planning applications and much more is available on the Customer Services bus.
New 3D Handbook
- View our online 3D Handbook to find out what we offer, how to submit applications and much more
Planning Services on Twitter
Keep up to date with the department by following us on Twitter
Community Consultation (Have your say)
By consulting effectively with our communities and others with a stake in the future of our borough.
Core Strategy
The Black Country Core Strategy will form a key part of the Local Development Framework. It will be a ‘spatial planning document’ (dealing not only with land use but also environmental, economic and social issues) that will set out the vision, objectives and strategy for future development in the Black Country to 2026. The Strategy was formally published on 30 November 2009
- Find out more by visiting http://blackcountrycorestrategy.dudley.gov.uk
Miscellaneous planning charges
- The Miscellaneous planning charges (PDF 16.4KB) provides information on miscellaneous charges for Planning and Building Control.
Planning Portal
The Planning Portal website is a one-stop-shop for planning information and services online, this site has been setup to help anyone who wants to know more about the planning process in England & Wales. This site works alongside your local authority's website for another excellent source of help and advice on planning issues. You can also submit and pay for your planning applications online.
The rules and regulations for planning applications are changing please use the link to the Planning Portal website and navigate through the information available.
Submit and pay for your planning application on-line
In order to assess whether Planning Services is meeting the needs of all our customers it is important that we ask you a few questions about yourself prior to submitting your planning application on-line. It is not mandatory that you complete the form and it will not form part of or affect the outcome of your planning application, it will however enable us to obtain a greater understanding of all types of customers accessing the planning service and to identify where improvements are required. Your answers will be completely confidential and will only be used to monitor the Planning Service.
Other information and services available at the Planning Portal website include:
- Benefits of online submission leaflet (PDF 128KB)
- General planning advice
- Planning appeals
- Interactive Unitary Development Plan (UDP)
Contact us
Regeneration - Planning and Building Control
2nd Floor, Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1DG
Email planningservices@walsall.gov.uk
Telephone (01922) 652452
Textphone and TextBox 0845 111 2910
Translation Line (01922) 652426
Fax (01922) 623234
Visit us
At the First Stop Shop www.walsall.gov.uk/first_stop_shop.htm
Office opening times
- Monday: 8.45am – 5.15pm
- Tuesday: 8.45am – 5.15pm
- Wednesday: 9.30am – 5.15pm
- Thursday: 8.45am – 5.15pm
- Friday: 8.45am - 4.45pm
Complaints/compliments
Please view our complaints and compliments webpage where you can complete an online contact form or alternatively you can print and complete our comments, compliments and complaints form.
- View our complaints/compliments webpage
This page was last updated on 05 February 2010