Old Swinford Hospital School, Heath Lane, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 1QX Data via plota.co.uk

P26/0635/PN11B - Prior Notification PN11B - Demolition Approved

Proposal

Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 11 for demolition of 4 no. storage buildings adjacent to the eastern Heath Lane access to the school. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jun 2026
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Approved
22 Jun 2026

Approved on 22 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Site constraints 9

Mineral Safeguarding AreaAreas of High Historic Townscape ValueArticle 4 direction
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Areas of High Historic Townscape ValueCouncil 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Some permitted development rights are withdrawn.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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Stourbridge built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
Prior Notification PN11B - Demolition
Postcode
DY8 1QX
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Wollaston & Stourbridge Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Prior Approval is Not Required
Decision date
22 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Okey
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 32 days faster than Dudley's median of 53 for demolitions. Approved, as 74% of demolitions here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
45decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14965416
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

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