Walsall, Various Areas - Planning Applictaions

WALSALL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
PLANNING AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ACT 2004
THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (LOCAL PLANNING) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2012 (AS AMENDED)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION (REGULATION 19)
ON THE PROPOSED SUBMISSION DRAFT OF THE WALSALL BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council has prepared a proposed submission draft of the Walsall Borough Local Plan for public consultation under regulation 19 of the town and country planning (local planning) (England) regulations 2012. The Walsall Borough Local Plan sets out the spatial strategy, development allocations and planning policies for future development across the administrative area of Walsall for the period up to 2042.
PERIOD OF CONSULTATION – the consultation period for the proposed submission Walsall Borough Local Plan is for a period of six weeks from Monday 14 September 2026 until 5pm on Monday 26 October 2026. You are invited to comment during that period. please note: representations received after the closing time and date specified above will not be
considered or forwarded to the planning inspectorate.
INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS: the proposed submission Walsall Borough Local Plan (regulation
19) and supporting documents are available to view:
1. online via the Council’s Local Plan consultation webpage commonplace -

https://walsallboroughlocalplan.commonplace.is/en-gb/

2. the future planning policy council webpage address:

https://go.walsall.gov.uk/planning-and-buildingcontrol/planning-policy/future-planning-policy

3. at Walsall Connected Centres or Libraries during opening hours.
HOW TO MAKE A REPRESENTATION:
Representations must focus on whether the proposed submission local plan is legally compliant and meets the test of soundness as outlined in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). you can submit your comments:
- online : by completing the response form via our consultation webpage :

https://walsallboroughlocalplan.commonplace.is/en-gb/

- by email: by downloading the official response form and emailing it to

wblp@walsall.gov.uk

- by post: by printing and mailing the response form to {Planning Policy Team, Walsall Council, Darwall Street, Walsall, WS1 1TP] Alternatively, you can send comments on the proposed submission local plan in the following ways:
 go to one of the Walsall Connected Centres or Libraries during opening hours to pick up a physical copy of the leaflet and questionnaire, or use the computers to access the online consultation. Staff will be on hand to assist.
 send an email to wblp@walsall.gov.uk requesting material to be made available in alternative formats – large print, translated version, and braille.
All representations must be received no later than 5pm on Monday 26 October 2026.
REQUESTS FOR FUTURE NOTIFICATION:
Using the response form, you may request to be kept informed of the subsequent stages of the local plan process. Specifically, you may request to be notified when:
1. the local plan has been submitted to the secretary of state for independent examination.
2. the recommendations of the independent planning inspector appointed by the secretary of state are published.
3. the local plan is formally adopted by the council.
DATA PROTECTION NOTICE:
All representations will be made available for public inspection and will be forwarded alongside the Local Plan to the Planning Inspectorate for independent public examination. Personal data (such as signatures and contact details will be processed in accordance with the council’s planning privacy notice).
DATED THIS 11 th day of September 2026
Director of Governance, Walsall Council, Darwall Street, Walsall, WS1 1TP.