Unit 8 Lakeside Industrial Estate New Meadow Road Redditch Worcestershire B98 8YW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00371/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use to form retail bakery (Use Class E(a)) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Consultation
28 Apr 2026
Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Last checked 25 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 415 m away: Proctor's Barn Meadows; Inside the Redditch built-up area; Priority habitat 41 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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
B98 8YW
Received
28 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Ward
Greenlands And Lakeside
Parish
Non-Civil Parish Or Community
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Full Application Granted
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
JMS Planning & Development Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 147 days from validation, 93 days slower than Redditch's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14778745
Neighbours
25 Aug 2026
Consultation
28 Apr 2026
Comments by
22 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Redditch
Planning Authority Score
8.7/10
Excellent
#12 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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