Planning permission in Walsall
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Walsall. The rules are stricter in its 18 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
Walsall at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 18
- Article 4 areas
- Not published
- Protected landscapes
- None
- Planning decisions
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
How many conservation areas are there in Walsall?
Walsall has 18 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.
- Aldridge
- Arboretum
- Bloxwich High Street
- Bloxwich Park
- Bradford Street
- Bridge Street
- Caldmore Green
- Church Hill
- Darlaston
- Elmore Green
- Great Barr
- Highgate
- Lichfield Street
- Old Pelsall
- Old Rushall
- Pelsall Common
- Walsall Locks
- Willenhall
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does Walsall have Article 4 directions?
Walsall hasn't published any Article 4 boundaries on planning.data.gov.uk. Most councils have at least one Article 4 direction, often in conservation areas, so check the council's website or ask its planning team before relying on permitted development.
What is an Article 4 direction?
Is any of Walsall in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?
- There is green belt in or bordering Walsall. Householder permitted development rights apply as normal in the green belt, but if you need planning permission, green belt policy limits how much a home can be enlarged.
Listed buildings and protected trees in Walsall
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Walsall doesn't publish listed building outlines, so where a listed building is recorded near an address, we ask the homeowner to check whether it's theirs.
Walsall doesn't publish its tree preservation orders as data. If there are mature trees near your project, ask the council whether any are protected before you start.
What planning data does Walsall publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 18 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Not published | 0 |
| Listed building outlines | Not published | 0 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
Planning work on a home in Walsall? Put a pin on your house and we'll check it against all of this.
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Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 31 October 2026. Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council website.