Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council decided more than 1,400 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 15% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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7 August 2026 · Refused
FORMER BOWLING GREEN TO THE Gornal & Sedgley Labour Club , LAND ADJACENT TO 73 HILL STREET, DUDLEY, DY3 2DE · P25/1274
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16 July 2026 · Approved
VACANT LAND, NORTH SIDE OF, BRADLEY ROAD., STOURBRIDGE, DY8 1UZ · P25/0740
Figures for Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,400 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 15%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 150 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 40%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 120plan adopted 2026 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety; • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for…”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area; • The effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of nearby occupiers with regard to light and outlook; •…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposal on: The character and appearance of the area; and The living conditions of the future occupiers of the proposed development, with particular regard to noise and odour.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.