Land At (Os 8437 7024) Old Worcester Road Hartlebury Data via plota.co.uk

W/26/00631/FUL - Full planning permission Refused

Proposal

Full planning application for 41 affordable homes (Use Class C3), access from Worcester Road, green infrastructure including sustainable drainage, landscape buffering and ancillary works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Mar 2026
Validated
24 Mar 2026
Refused
14 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Green belt: Birmingham
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
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 Hartlebury built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Wychavon
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
DY11 7XB
Received
22 Mar 2026
Validated
24 Mar 2026
Ward
Hartlebury Ward
Parish
Hartlebury
Case officer
Show
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Marrons

How this decision compares

Decided in 112 days from validation, 60 days slower than Wychavon's median of 52 for new homes. Refused, as 57% of new homes here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
43%approved
128decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 May 2026
Comments by
25 Jun 2026
Wychavon
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#86 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wychavon is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #19 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wychavon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #202 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #186 of 296
88%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #19 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #117 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
98%
Major dwellings approved
42 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
54 decided
1,082
Total decisions
151 refused in the year to March 2026