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26/00189/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Retrospective application for siting an InPost Parcel Locker Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Feb 2026
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Consultation
26 Feb 2026
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Committee
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
17 Apr 2026

Approved on 17 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Redditch Planning on 16 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the modest locker suited the leisure centre and caused no visual, residential or highway harm.
  • Highways and community safety raised no objections, and the public consultation notice expired without recorded objections.
  • Members disliked the retrospective application but voted to grant permission, agreeing that the location and use were suitable.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee debate and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Redditch's committee minutes of 16 Apr 2026.

Site constraints 2

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Redditch built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Redditch
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
B97 6EJ
Received
17 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Ward
Greenlands And Lakeside
Parish
Non-Civil Parish Or Community
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Apr 2026
Decision
Full Application Granted
Decision date
17 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
NL Jones Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, 5 days slower than Redditch's median of 54 for commercial premises. Approved, as 88% of commercial premises here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
17%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Redditch in the last twelve months, from validation. Redditch decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14687098
Consultation
26 Feb 2026
Comments by
22 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
26 Feb 2026
Committee
16 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Redditch
Planning Authority Score
8.7/10
Excellent
#12 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Redditch is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #69 out of 296. Only 24% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Redditch decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #25 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #22 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #69 of 296
24%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #27 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
10 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
4 decided
160
Total decisions
8 refused in the year to March 2026