Planning appeal decision
The Greyhound, 168 Norton Road, Norton, Stourbridge , DY8 2TA
Planning appeal 3284444 at The Greyhound, 168 Norton Road, Norton, Stourbridge , DY8 2TA (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 6 May 2022 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.
demolition of public house and construction of a care home (within Class C2) associated parking, access, drainage, boundary treatments, landscape, tree works including works to T15 (Quercus robur) protected by a tree preservation order (D262A) and other associated works
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- DY8 2TA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed development would not unduly affect the character and appearance of the area through its sympathetic form, scale, proportions, landscaping and integration into the street scene, thereby complying with relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV2Policy ENV3Policy CSP4Policy HOU2Policy S6Policy L1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Dudley
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Dismissed23 October 20266010942Land Adj 110 Hagley Road, Halesowen, B63 4RL
- Allowed14 October 20266010351Unit 1 Parkbrook Industrial Estate, Park Street, Lye, DY9 8UH
- Allowed11 September 202660094697, Market Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1AB
- Allowed7 August 20266006856Fircroft, 49 Birds Meadow, Pensnett, Brierley Hill, DY5 4TD
- Dismissed31 July 2026600845463 Dudley Road, Brierly Hill, Dudley, DY5 1HB
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®