PlanningTrack
Get started

Council planning record

Conversion and extensions to existing vacant office building (use class E) to convert to 18 bedroom HMO to include an additional floor to main building with new roof and additional floor to amenity block. Annexe to be re-instated to original footprint and converted into games room on ground floor and offices on first floor

Site to rear of 121, HIGH STREET, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3AU

Decision madeReference: P26/0404Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Last published check: 4 Oct 2026, 06:03. Check the council record for more recent changes.

Application location

Site to rear of 121, HIGH STREET, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3AU

This record has no verified map location.

Application summary

Status
Decision made
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
Not published
Determination deadline
12 Jun 2026
Local authority
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Application overview

Conversion and extensions to existing vacant office building (use class E) to convert to 18 bedroom HMO to include an additional floor to main building with new roof and additional floor to amenity block. Annexe to be re-instated to original footprint and converted into games room on ground floor and offices on first floor

Proposal details

Reference
P26/0404
Alternative references
PP-13387392
Development type
Change of Use & Minor Operations
Ward
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South
Agent
Man
UPRN
90123626

Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.

Sign in to view collected details

Documents 33 of 33

DocumentPublishedAction
Application FormDCAPPFRM21 Jan 2026View
Location Plan (A4)DCLOCPLN21 Jan 2026View
Block Plan, Location Plan & Site Plan Drg No. A-02-001 Rev A (A1)DCBLKPLN21 Jan 2026View
Existing Basement Plan Drg No. A-03-008 Rev B (A3)DCFLOPLN21 Jan 2026View
Proposed Basement Plan Drg No. A-03-008P Rev B (A3)DCFLOPLN21 Jan 2026View
Existing Ground Floor Plan Drg No. A-03-00B Rev B (A3)DCFLOPLN21 Jan 2026View
Proposed Ground Floor Plan Drg No. A-03-00GP Rev B (A3)DCFLOPLN21 Jan 2026View
Existing First Floor Plan Drg No. A-03-001 Rev B (A3)DCFLOPLN21 Jan 2026View
Proposed First Floor Plan Drg No. A-03-001P Rev B (A3)DCFLOPLN21 Jan 2026View
Existing 2nd Floor Plan Drg No. A-03-002 Rev B (A3)DCGENPLN21 Jan 2026View
Proposed 2nd Floor Plan Drg No. A-03-002P Rev B (A3)DCFLOPLN21 Jan 2026View
Proposed Roof Plan Drg No. A-03-00R Rev B (A3)DCGENPLN21 Jan 2026View
Floor Level Section Study Drg No. A-04-001 Rev B (A3)DCGENPLN21 Jan 2026View
Existing Front Elevation Drg No. A-05-001 Rev B (A3)DCELEVAT21 Jan 2026View
Existing Rear Elevation Drg No. A-05-002 Rev B (A3)DCELEVAT21 Jan 2026View
Existing Side Elevations Drg No. A-05-003 Rev B (A3)DCELEVAT21 Jan 2026View
Proposed Front Elevation Drg No. A-05-011 Rev C (A3)DCELEVAT21 Jan 2026View
Proposed Rear Elevation Drg No. A-05-012 Rev B (A3)DCELEVAT21 Jan 2026View
Proposed Side Elevations Drg No. A-05-013 Rev C (A3)DCELEVAT21 Jan 2026View
Existing & Proposed Front Street Scenes Drg No. A-05-021 Rev A (A3)DCSTRTSC21 Jan 2026View
Objection - 4 Eaton PlaceDCOBJECT21 Apr 2026View
Design & Access StatementDCPUBLIC21 Apr 2026View
Heritage Impact StatementDCPUBLIC21 Apr 2026View
Objection - 11 Locks ViewDCOBJECT23 Apr 2026View
Consultee Response - Environmental HealthDCCONRES27 Apr 2026View
Objection - 37 Amblecote RoadDCOBJECT30 Apr 2026View
Objection - Brierley Hill Community ForumDCOBJECT30 Apr 2026View
Consultee Response - Contaminated Land TeamDCCONRES1 May 2026View
Consultee Response - Historic EnvironmentDCCONRES20 May 2026View
Public Petition - Cllr Little, Cllr Davies, S. Birch--BastockDCOBJECT21 May 2026View
Objection - 19 Whitworth CloseDCOBJECT1 Jun 2026View
Decision NoticeDCDECIS12 Jun 2026View
Officer ReportDCGENDOC12 Jun 2026View

Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.

Application timeline

Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.

  1. Application date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  2. Received date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  3. Registration date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  4. Site notice date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  5. Press notice start date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  6. Consultation expiry date

    Past published deadline

    A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.

    Council source

  7. Site notice end date

    Past published deadline

    A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.

    Council source

  8. Statutory expiry date

    Past published deadline

    A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.

    Council source

  9. Publicity end date

    Past published deadline

    A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.

    Council source

  10. Dispatch date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  11. Decision date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  12. Decision due date

    Past published deadline

    A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.

    Council source

Decision & conditions

Refused
Decision Notice
Planning conditions
  1. The proposed alterations, including modern square-shaped windows above historic arched openings, flat-roofed additions, and extensive glazing, result in a visually discordant and unsympathetic design that fails to respect the character of the retained buildings. These elements cumulatively cause harm to the setting of the Brierley Hill High Street Conservation Area. The public benefits of reusing the site do not outweigh this harm. The proposal is therefore contrary to the NPPF, Policies S6, S8 and S9 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy, Policies ENV2 and ENV3 of the Black Country Core Strategy, Policy 2 of the Brierley Hill Area Action Plan, the emerging Dudley Local Plan and Section 72 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. Refusal Statement Informative The Local Planning Authority is aware of the requirement of paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework to work with the applicant in a positive, proactive and creative manner, seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to dealing with the application. In this case, after careful balanced consideration the LPA/Officers considers that there are insurmountable technical issues relating to design, historic environment and the wider area that have not been satisfactorily resolved to demonstrate that the scheme would result in the creation of a sustainable form of development and thereby failing to improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of the area.
Related records

Understand this planning record

All planning guides

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    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.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application statuses explained

    Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

    UK research
    Published Updated