Ellowes Hall Sports College, Stickley Lane, Lower Gornal, Dudley, DY3 2JH Data via plota.co.uk

P26/0488 - Full Planning Permission Registered application

Proposal

Construction of artificial grass football with including fencing and floodlights, erection of DDA compliant single person shower/toilet/changing building, new access steps and associated hardstanding Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
1 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 27 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 58.

Site constraints 12

Mineral Safeguarding AreaArticle 4 direction007/T17
Green belt: Birmingham
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Air quality management area: Dudley AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Local nature reserve 100 m away: Cotwall End
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Article 4 directionCouncil record
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn. The direction is on the council's register but not published as open data.
Council site ↗
007/T17Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sedgley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area753 m² (8,105 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 83)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Education
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2012, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Dudley
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
DY3 2JH
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Gornal
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Keeley
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 58, past the statutory target. 86% of commercial premises in Dudley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 1 Dec 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 582 days past the 56-day target
71%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
103decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Dudley in the last twelve months, from validation. Dudley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14867090
Site or press notice
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2026
Dudley
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#128 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Dudley ranks #122 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Dudley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #246 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #217 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #122 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #76 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
65%
Change of use approved
52 decided
780
Total decisions
137 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.