Planning decisions in Walsall
As of 25 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Walsall approved 87% of 2,910 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 86% approved (929 decided, ~73 days)
- Rear extension : 85% approved (744 decided, ~68 days)
- Side extension : 95% approved (274 decided, ~106 days)
- Two-storey extension : 94% approved (217 decided, ~105 days)
- Loft conversion : 85% approved (151 decided, ~100 days)
- Porch : 93% approved (116 decided, ~93 days)
- Change of use : 73% approved (89 decided, ~124 days)
- Demolition : 88% approved (80 decided, ~112 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 86% approved (80 decided, ~90 days)
- Tree work : 75% approved (69 decided, ~73 days)
- Garage conversion : 95% approved (61 decided, ~91 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 83% approved (52 decided, ~142 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 92% approved (48 decided, ~76 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Walsall, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.