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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
683 approved · 117 refused · 28 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Dec 2022 to 22 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
44, TANSEY GREEN ROAD, PENSNETT, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 4TE
Received 21 May 202677, Elmdale Road, Coseley, Bilston, WV14 9AR
Received 13 Feb 202693, GREYHOUND LANE, NORTON, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3AD
Received 17 Feb 202649, HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9QD
Received 10 Feb 20261, LYDIATES CLOSE, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3ND
Received 30 Apr 202641, Oak Park Road, Wordsley, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 5YG
Received 5 Feb 202645, GOWER ROAD, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3PN
Received 27 Apr 202620, HOSTEL, PARKES STREET, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3DY
Received 22 Jan 202643, GREENWAY, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 1PJ
Received 11 Dec 2025SANDWOOD, WOLLASTON COURT, WOLLASTON, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 4SQ
Received 21 Jul 2026433, STOURBRIDGE ROAD, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 1LB
Received 4 May 2026BAPTIST CHURCH, CHURCH ROAD, CRADLEY, HALESOWEN, B63 2UL
Received 19 Jan 202647, Cooper Avenue, Brierley Hill, Dudley, DY5 3PE
Received 3 Aug 2026MIDLAND TRANSMISSION SALES LTD, Bays 2a And 2b, MIDLAND HOUSE, Hayes Lane, Lye, Stourbridge, Dudley,
Received 16 Dec 2025133, Ivyhouse Lane, Coseley, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 9JX
Received 29 Jul 202630, DUNNS BANK, QUARRY BANK, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 2ER
Received 9 Jul 202625, HIGH STREET, WALL HEATH, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 0HB
Received 18 May 202635, MARKET STREET, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 1AB
Received 16 Mar 2026Site of Former Cavendish House, Trindle Road, Dudley, West Midlands
Received 3 Aug 202693, BALFOUR ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 7EQ
Received 10 Aug 2026Former Stokes Forgings, Cochrane Road, Dudley, DY2 0SF
Received 19 Jun 202634, GREENFINCH ROAD, WOLLESCOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 7HY
Received 27 Mar 202663, MARIGOLD CRESCENT, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY1 3NY
Received 13 May 202635, VALLEY ROAD, UPPER GORNAL, DUDLEY, DY3 1TS
Received 18 Jun 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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