Unit 2, The Newhouse, Stuart Works, High Street, Wordsley, DY8 4FB Data via plota.co.uk

P26/0776 - Full Planning Permission Registered application

Proposal

Change of use from commercial unit to visitor focused craft distillery incorporating the production and bottling of spirits, ancillary café, retail shop educational experiences and visitor attractions (sui-generis) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Received
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Nov 2026, from Dudley's recent changes of use. The consultation period closed on 22 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 13

Linear Open SpaceAreas of High Historic Townscape ValueLower Value ZoneStourbridge sixteen LOCKS wordsley.Article 4 directionScheduled Ancient MonumentLBII
Scheduled monument: The Redhouse, Whitehouse and Newhouse glassworks
Scheduled monument consent is needed for any work to it, separate from planning permission.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Grade II listed: Buildings at Stuart Crystal Glassworks (White House Complex) Including Newhouse Furnace Building, Former Engraving and Cutting Shops, Structures Attached to the South of the Cutting Shop and West of T
List entry 1391170 · 26 m from the pin · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 1 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Stourbridge Sixteen Locks Wordsley. conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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.
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Linear Open SpaceCouncil record
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Areas of High Historic Townscape ValueCouncil record
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Lower Value ZoneCouncil record
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Stourbridge sixteen LOCKS wordsley.Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Article 4 directionCouncil record
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn. The direction is on the council's register but not published as open data.
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Scheduled Ancient MonumentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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LBIICouncil record
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Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Kingswinford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Dudley
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
DY8 4FB
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Dudley usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
53decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Dudley in the last twelve months, from validation. Dudley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15041206
Comments by
22 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
1 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Sept 2026
Dudley
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#128 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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