Former Stourbridge Motors, Audnam, Amblecote Data via plota.co.uk

P26/0054 - Full Planning Permission Registered application

Proposal

Erection of a new shop/restaurant (Use Class E) with drive-thru facility, with associated parking, landscaping and site features Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Jan 2026
Consultation
16 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 13 Sept 2026; it is now day 240.

Site constraints 7

Mineral Safeguarding AreaArchaeological interestArticle 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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Archaeological interestCouncil 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Some permitted development rights are withdrawn.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 Kingswinford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
DY8 4AR
Received
16 Jan 2026
Validated
16 Jan 2026
Ward
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Mar 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Slater

Decision outlook

Day 240, past the statutory target. 80% of commercial premises in Dudley are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

Day 240184 days past the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
59decided 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-14514377
Site or press notice
16 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
16 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