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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683 approved · 117 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
SWAN INN PH, LONG LANE, HALESOWEN, B62 9JY
Received 19 Jan 20261, ABBOTSFORD DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2HD
Received 13 Feb 202693, BANNERS LANE, CRADLEY, HALESOWEN, WEST MIDLANDS, B63 2AU
Received 16 Apr 202617, Cradley Road, Netherton, Dudley, DY2 9RA
Received 22 Jul 20261, Dale Road, Norton, Stourbridge, DY8 2AX
Received 28 May 202614, DUDLEY ROAD, WALL HEATH, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9AQ
Received 4 Feb 202663, Old Chain Yard, CASTLE STREET, COSELEY, BILSTON, WV14 9DW
Received 3 Jul 2026UNIT 4, FAIRFIELD PARK, HALESOWEN, B62 9JL
Received 27 Mar 202698, CHAD ROAD, COSELEY, BILSTON, WV14 9TU
Received 26 Nov 20256, FOLEY ROAD, PEDMORE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 0RT
Received 27 May 2026TYCO HOUSE, MUCKLOW OFFICE PARK, MUCKLOW HILL, HALESOWEN, B62 8DA
Received 24 Dec 202535, Greenways, Cradley, Halesowen, B63 2JT
Received 8 Jul 2026THE BONDED WAREHOUSE, CANAL STREET, AMBLECOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 4LU
Received 20 Mar 2026QUEEN VICTORIA PRIMARY SCHOOL, BILSTON STREET, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY3 1JB
Received 6 May 2026FOUR OAKS, GREENLEIGHS, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3RZ
Received 27 Mar 202646, HARDING STREET, COSELEY, BILSTON, WV14 8QR
Received 19 Dec 20254, SANDYFIELDS ROAD, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3LB
Received 28 Jan 202674, KING STREET, DUDLEY, DY2 8QB
Received 11 Mar 20261, Weaver Close, Pensnett, Brierley Hill, DY5 4QN
Received 26 Jun 202630, DUNNS BANK, QUARRY BANK, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 2ER
Received 5 May 2026The Claughton Centre, BLOWERS GREEN ROAD, Dudley, DY2 8UZ
Received 13 Apr 2026OUR LADY AND ALL SAINTS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, UNION STREET, Stourbridge, DY8 1JP
Received 26 May 2026THE FIRS, 20, HIGH STREET, WOLLASTON, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 4NJ
Received 24 Apr 202663, SHAW ROAD, DUDLEY, DY2 8TP
Received 11 May 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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