Land rear of 1A to 1B Firmstone Street, Wollaston, Stourbridge Data via plota.co.uk

P26/0088 - Outline Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Outline application for the erection of 2no. dwellings with associated access an Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Consultation
28 Aug 2026
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Refused
28 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 Sept 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Mineral Safeguarding AreaArticle 4 direction
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 ↗
Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil 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Some permitted development rights are withdrawn.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
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Conservation area 91 m away: Wollaston; Inside the Stourbridge built-up area; Heritage at risk 91 m away: Wollaston.
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 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
Outline Planning Permission
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Wollaston & Stourbridge Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Concept Architectural Design Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 21 days faster than Dudley's median of 56 for new homes. Refused, as 43% of new homes here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
57%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14650594
Site or press notice
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Dudley
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#128 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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