40, Blaze Hill Road, Wall Heath, Kingswinford, DY6 0LB Data via plota.co.uk

Registered application P26/0874 - Lawful Development Certificate
Council
Date received
6 Oct 2026
Date validated
6 Oct 2026
Postcode
DY6 0LB
Type
Lawful Development Certificate

Description

Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey side extension and p Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 2 Nov 2026 and 14 Nov 2026, from Dudley's recent lawful development certificates.

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Dudley usually decides lawful development certificates by day 29.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
87decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Kingswinford built-up area; Green belt 62 m away: Birmingham.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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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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%).

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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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