South Staffordshire Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
South Staffordshire Council decided more than 1,100 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 15% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on South Staffordshire Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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26 October 2026 · Refused
Land North Of B4176 Bridgnorth Road Himley · 26/00283/OUTM
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2 September 2026 · Refused
Former Adult Training Centre Histons Hill Codsall WV8 1AA · 26/00041/FULM
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28 August 2026 · Refused
Land At Heath House Lane Codsall · 25/00874/OUTM
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30 July 2026 · Approved
Land At J13 Of The M6 Stafford Dunston · 23/01080/OUTMEI
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20 July 2026 · Approved
I54 Western Extension South - Plot 1 Land North Of Wobaston Road And East Of Lawn Lane · 26/00310/REMM
Figures for South Staffordshire Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,100 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 15%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 150 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 34%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 39plan adopted 2012 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on South Staffordshire Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues for this appeal are: • Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies; • The effect of the proposed development on the…”
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“The main issues for this appeal are: • Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies; • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies; • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of nearby dwellings with regards to noise and disturbance and light; and The effect of the proposed development on crime and anti-social behaviour.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.