First Floor Offices above Windsor Castle Inn, Stourbridge Road, Lye, DY9 7DG Data via plota.co.uk

P26/0560/PN3MA - Prior Notification - PN3MA - COU from Commercial/Business/Services to dwellings Approved

Proposal

Prior Notification under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (GPDO) 2015 as amended for change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to comprise of 3 no. residential dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 May 2026
Consultation
27 May 2026
Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Mineral Safeguarding AreaRegeneration CorridorsAreas of High Historic Townscape ValueArticle 4 directionListed building
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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Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Regeneration CorridorsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Areas of High Historic Townscape ValueCouncil 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Some permitted development rights are withdrawn.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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Listed buildingCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; 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 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
Prior Notification - PN3MA - COU from Commercial/Business/Services to dwellings
Postcode
DY9 7DG
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Lye & Stourbridge North
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Approval is required and is Approved
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
SPECTRUM Management & Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 5 days slower than Dudley's median of 50 for extensions. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
341decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14928625
Site or press notice
27 May 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jun 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