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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683 approved · 117 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
12, BEACHWOOD AVENUE, WALL HEATH, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 0HL
Received 29 Apr 202611, CROFTERS CLOSE, OLDSWINFORD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 1NU
Received 17 Mar 202613, PINE WALK, WOLLESCOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 7JN
Received 23 Feb 20263, MELFORD CLOSE, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3QU
Received 15 Apr 2026Land opposite 9 Thatchers Barn Drive, Halesowen
Received 15 Jun 202623, THE WALK, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 1PL
Received 8 Jun 20263, Highfield Road, Wordsley, Stourbridge, DY8 5UU
Received 2 Feb 202635, CENTRAL AVENUE, WOLLESCOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 9BT
Received 26 Jan 202686, BELBROUGHTON ROAD, NORTON, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3BG
Received 5 Jan 2026243, LONG LANE, HALESOWEN, B62 9JX
Received 6 Jan 202616, BENT STREET, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 1RB
Received 7 Apr 202653, HILSTON AVENUE, HALESOWEN, B63 4BT
Received 13 Nov 2025The Woodlands, Woodland Avenue, Quarry Bank, Dudley, DY5 1EQ
Received 30 Jan 202681, HIGHBRIDGE ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 0HL
Received 21 Apr 2026COMMUNITY HALL BETHAL MISSION, HAGLEY ROAD, HALESOWEN, WEST MIDLANDS, B63 4QQ
Received 11 Dec 202552-53, LONG LANE, HALESOWEN, B62 9LS
Received 5 Jun 202632, GREENFINCH ROAD, WOLLESCOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 7HY
Received 23 Apr 2026Lloyds Bank, 63, HIGH STREET, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY1 1PY
Received 16 Jan 202669, George Road, Halesowen, B63 4DF
Received 11 Mar 202610, SPRINGFIELD CRESCENT, DUDLEY, DY2 7EX
Received 29 Apr 2026LITTLE CROFT, WOOD STREET, WOLLASTON, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 4NW
Received 20 Jul 202664, YEW TREE ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 0LG
Received 19 Jan 2026PRIORY PRIMARY SCHOOL, LIMES ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 4AQ
Received 6 May 202681, KENT ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 8PE
Received 2 Mar 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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