Planning and Building Control

New additional services charging schedule will come into effect on 1st January 2021

From 1st January 2021 we are implementing several chargeable services as set out in the Additional Services Charging Schedule (PDF 152KB).

Where a charge applies for a particular service, we will not be able to offer free advice as part of the current planning duty service. 
To apply for any of the additional chargeable services, please email planningservices@walsall.gov.uk and make payment by calling 01922 652620.

Planning tasks

• Do I need planning permission?
• Apply for planning permission
• Apply for a Lawful Development Certificate
• Search for planning applications and decisions
• Comment on a planning application
• Find the use class of a building or piece of land
• Report a breach of planning regulations
• Additional Services Charging Schedule (PDF 152KB)

Information and assistance

• Planning advice for small developments
• Planning advice for major developments
• Planning Committee
• Planning enforcement
• Telecommunications register
• Section 106 agreements
• Planning policies
• Contact the planning team for planning related enquires only. For Building Control enquiries please contact the Building Control Team

Building Control tasks

• Make a building control application payment
• Pay an invoice
• Building Control applications search
• Request an inspection
• Apply for Building Regulations
• Dangerous buildings, safety at sports grounds and demolition
• Demolition
• Approved documents
• Local Authority Building Control Scheme
• Find a competent person
• Find a registered electrician
• Contact the building control team for building control enquiries only. For Planning enquiries please contact the Planning Team