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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683 approved · 117 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
19, HAZELDENE ROAD, HALESOWEN, B63 4LG
Received 26 Mar 202663, Old Chain Yard, CASTLE STREET, COSELEY, BILSTON, WV14 9DW
Received 8 Apr 2026212-214, HIGH STREET, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY1 1PB
Received 24 Feb 2026Christ Church C of E Primary School, 14, CHURCH ROAD, COSELEY, BILSTON, WV14 8YB
Received 3 Jun 202611, THE CROFT, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 1LZ
Received 27 Nov 202512, LODGE CLOSE, HALESOWEN, B62 0BG
Received 11 May 2026Verge at East of Wolverhampton Road, Kingswinford
Received 29 May 202610, High Park Avenue, Wollaston, Stourbridge, DY8 3NH
Received 22 Jul 202641, MOGUL LANE, CRADLEY, HALESOWEN, B63 2QG
Received 17 Mar 2026Vacant Land Site Of S And W Fireplaces Ltd, 384, HIMLEY ROAD, Dudley
Received 20 May 2026THE BONDED WAREHOUSE, CANAL STREET, AMBLECOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 4LU
Received 20 Mar 2026THE KINGSWINFORD SCHOOL, WATER STREET, KINGSWINFORD, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 7AD
Received 14 May 2026Private Garage Site At Rear Of 42 To 43, Alwen Street, Wordsley, DY8 5YP
Received 10 Oct 202582, MAIDENSBRIDGE ROAD, WALL HEATH, KINGSWINFORD, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 0JD
Received 27 Jan 2026DERELICT WORKSHOP, 39, CHURCHFIELD STREET, DUDLEY
Received 1 Jul 202627, Cross Lane, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 1PB
Received 6 Aug 20269, LINKS DRIVE, NORTON, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 2AP
Received 16 Apr 20261B, COTWALL END ROAD, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3ER
Received 18 Feb 2026236, LONG LANE, HALESOWEN, B62 9JT
Received 22 Jun 2026122, AMBLECOTE ROAD, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 2YG
Received 8 Jun 2026Housing development site of former Coseley Baths, Peartree Lane, Coseley
Received 1 May 2026ELYSIUM HOUSE, OUNTY JOHN LANE, PEDMORE, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 2RG
Received 14 Apr 202670, HIGHFIELDS ROAD, COSELEY, BILSTON, WV14 0SF
Received 23 Feb 202611, OVERBURY CLOSE, HALESOWEN, B63 3DL
Received 15 Jan 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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