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West Midlands planning applications
99,689 applications. 87% approved. 59 days at the median council.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 99,689 planning applications from 30 of the 30 local planning authorities in West Midlands. 14,165 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 87% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Every council in West Midlands
Applications on record, with each council's own approval rate and decision speed
Approval rates and median days come from the PlanIndex decision-times study; a dash means the council has too few timed decisions to measure fairly. Councils without a count are not yet ingested.
Latest applications in West Midlands
Data to September 2026
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26/01108/FUH Awaiting decision
Sandborough House Farmhouse Yoxall Road Hamstall Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3SA
Section 73 application to permission of 23/00787/FUH to alter condition 3 (External Materials) to retain, restore and repoint the existing exposed brickwork to the principal/front elevation of the property
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26/01111/FUH Awaiting decision
Bridge House Church Road Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7BT
Re-surfacing of the existing driveway using block pavers (Resbumission of 26/00756/FUH)
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R26/0824 Status unknown
Field Farm, Plott Lane, Stretton-On-Dunsmore, Rugby, CV23 9HL
Prior approval for a proposed agricultural building.
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R26/0822 Status unknown
Field Farm, Plott Lane, Stretton-On-Dunsmore, Rugby, CV23 9HL
Prior approval for a proposed agricultural building.
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26/00958/FUL Awaiting decision
144 Penn Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0EE
Change of us from C2 residential care facility to C3 residential dwellinghouse.
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26/01103/OUTMEI Awaiting decision
Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR
Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 (Approved drawings), 3 (Ecology), 7 (Drainage), 8 (Affordable housing Statement), 7 (Drainage Strategy) and 15 (Noise) of permission 19/00753/OUTMEI to allow changes to the site layout, housing mix, house types, relocation of pumping station and attenuation pond
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26/01105/FUH Awaiting decision
1 Yorksand Road Fazeley Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3TA
Erection of 2m high close-boarded timber boundary fence
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26/01104/FUH Awaiting decision
Maple Cottage Ash Tree Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8ND
Double storey front extension
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26/00952/PDPA Awaiting decision
23 Lothians Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 9PN
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY REAR FAMILY ROOM EXTENSION
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26/00951/FUL Awaiting decision
158 Warstones Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 4LH
First floor side extension.
Common questions
How many local planning authorities are there in West Midlands?
West Midlands has 30 local planning authorities listed on PlanIndex, 30 of which have applications indexed here. Each has its own hub with volumes, approval rates and the latest submissions.
How many planning applications does West Midlands decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, councils in West Midlands decided 14,165 planning applications. 87% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
Which council in West Midlands decides planning applications fastest?
Of the 27 West Midlands councils ranked in the PlanIndex decision-times study, Shropshire had the fastest median in the year to September 2026 at 43 days from application to decision. The slowest was Stafford at 133 days.
How long does a planning decision take in West Midlands?
Taking the median council in West Midlands, a planning decision takes 59 days from application to decision, measured across 13,860 decisions from 27 ranked councils. The figure is the median of each council's own median, so one large authority cannot move it on its own.
Which is the busiest council in West Midlands for planning applications?
Birmingham recorded 4,937 applications in the 12 months to September 2026, the most of any council in West Midlands over that period.