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A public inquiry into Dudley Council's decision to refuse an application for retirement apartments was halted after new evidence was presented.

The government's planning Inspectorate was holding the enquiry after Churchill Living Ltd appealed against a decision to refuse proposals to demolish a disused youth centre in Kingswinford.

Under the plans, the centre, on High Street, would be replaced with a four story block providing 49 new apartments.

The inquiry, at Dudley Council House, was set for four days but was unexpectedly adjourned a day early on October 16.

A Planning Inspectorate spokesperson told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "On Thursday 16 October 2025 and following the receipt of additional evidence and information the inquiry was adjourned by the inspec

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