Wollaston and Stourbridge Town Ward planning approval rate
Wollaston and Stourbridge Town Ward ward in Dudley has a 90.7% approval rate based on 562 planning decisions. Dudley overall: 89.4%.
Last updated: March 2026
90.7%
ward approval rate
562
Decisions
510
Approved
52
Refused
89.4%
Dudley average
Wollaston and Stourbridge Town Ward is broadly in line with the Dudley average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Wollaston and Stourbridge Town Ward compares
Wollaston and Stourbridge Town Ward ward
90.7%
Dudley overall
89.4%
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Recent decisions in Wollaston and Stourbridge Town Ward
Lawful development certificate for a proposed outbuilding · 04-Dec-2025
Single storey rear extension · 05-Dec-2025
Change of use of second floor residential flat (Use Class C3) to Nursery accommo · 18-Nov-2025
Infilling of car port frontage to create habitable space. · 18-Nov-2025
Householder Local Development Order for a single storey side/rear extension. · 07-Oct-2025
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 13,083 decisions.
Other wards in Dudley
Norton Ward (93.9%)
Halesowen South Ward (88.1%)
Pedmore and Stourbridge East Ward (86.4%)
Kingswinford South Ward (90.8%)
Kingswinford North and Wall Heath Ward (89.8%)
Sedgley Ward (82.9%)
Halesowen North Ward (87.2%)
St. Thomas's Ward (85.5%)
Castle and Priory Ward (88.4%)
Hayley Green and Cradley South Ward (92.0%)
St. James's Ward (85.9%)