Aldi Foodstore, Zoar Street, Lower Gornal, DY3 2PA Data via plota.co.uk

P26/0655 - Advertisement Approved

Proposal

Display of 3 No. illuminated signs and 2 No. non-illuminated vinyl graphic signs. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 12

Dist/Local Centre BoundaryMineral Safeguarding AreaAreas of High Historic Townscape ValueCommunity ParkArticle 4 directionListed building
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
Dist/Local Centre BoundaryCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
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 ↗
Community ParkCouncil 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 ↗
Listed buildingCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Local nature reserve 483 m away: Cotwall End; Inside the Sedgley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Dudley
Application type
Advertisement
Postcode
DY3 2PA
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Gornal
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Biswas

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 81% of commercial premises here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
102decided 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-14972240
Statutory expiry
14 Jul 2026
Dudley
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#128 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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