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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683 approved · 117 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
71, HIGH STREET, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 1DX
Received 11 Feb 20264, CAVENDISH ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 0DB
Received 19 May 2026MICRON HOUSE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME, 41, HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9QD
Received 27 Apr 202660, CHAWN HILL, Oldswinford, STOURBRIDGE, WEST MIDLANDS, DY9 7JA
Received 18 Aug 2026Amenity Land Adj The Green Birmingham New Road Coseley
Received 31 Mar 2026Land at Holbeache Lane, East of A449 Wolverhampton Road, Kingswinford, Dudley
Received 20 Jan 202654, Arundel Road, Wordsley, Stourbridge, DY8 5EH
Received 17 Jun 202610, Brooklyn Grove, Wall Heath, Kingswinford, DY6 0ET
Received 26 Mar 2026Dudley Zoo And Castle, CASTLE HILL, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY1 4QF
Received 12 Aug 2026197, ULSTER DRIVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8JA
Received 12 Feb 20261, WOODS LANE, QUARRY BANK, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 2QS
Received 30 Jan 2026104, MERIDEN AVENUE, WOLLASTON, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 4QR
Received 10 Feb 2026Alwin House (formally known as Rose Garden) , Ounty John Lan, Stourbridge, DY8 2RG
Received 14 Apr 202612, Ingatestone Drive, Wordsley, Stourbridge, DY8 5PT
Received 20 Feb 202673, CARTERS LANE, HALESOWEN, WEST MIDLANDS, B62 0BX
Received 28 Jul 2026HOLBECHE HOUSE CARE HOME, WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 7DA
Received 5 Dec 20253, ELMDALE ROAD, COSELEY, BILSTON, WV14 9AR
Received 23 Jul 20264-5, SUMMER HILL, HALESOWEN, HALESOWEN, B63 3BU
Received 10 Feb 2026BAPTIST CHURCH, CHURCH ROAD, CRADLEY, HALESOWEN, B63 2UL
Received 5 Jun 202660, OAKHAM ROAD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY2 7TF
Received 19 Feb 2026119, Stourbridge Road, Dudley, DY1 2EP
Received 18 May 202644 Charles Road, Quarry Bank, Dudley, DY5 1AF
Received 23 Jul 20269, QUAYLE GROVE, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5NS
Received 14 May 202645, RIDGEFIELD ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 8NF
Received 31 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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