4, Louise Street, Lower Gornal, Dudley, DY3 2UB Data via plota.co.uk

P26/1278/PN3MA - Prior Notification - PN3MA - COU from Commercial/Business/Services to dwellings Registered application

Proposal

Prior Notification under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (GPDO) 2015 as Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Nov 2026, from Dudley's recent commercial premises.

Site constraints 10

Areas of High Historic Townscape ValueLower Value ZoneLocal CentreArticle 4 direction
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 ↗
Areas of High Historic Townscape ValueCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Lower Value ZoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Local CentreCouncil 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; Local nature reserve 408 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £120,000 in June 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

29 June 2026£120,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area83 m² (893 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 97)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Dudley
Application type
Prior Notification - PN3MA - COU from Commercial/Business/Services to dwellings
Postcode
DY3 2UB
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Gornal
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Andrew Thomas
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Dudley usually decides commercial premises by day 55.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
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-15231352
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.