Walnut Tree Farm Dark Lane Astwood Bank Redditch Worcestershire B96 6AS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Planning Permission in Principle for up to 6 dwellings, garages and associated access drive. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 17 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 17 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Redditch Planning on 16 Jul 2026.
Refused
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Officers advised granting permission because the site was suitable in location, land use and amount of development.
- Residents raised concerns about rural character, traffic, wildlife, drainage, Green Belt harm and other matters.
- The committee voted to refuse permission because Members considered the site outside the Grey Belt definition.
Source: Plota analysis of Redditch's committee minutes of 16 Jul 2026.
Documents 9
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 1
Site constraints 2
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £885,000 in April 2018. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Redditch
- Application type
- Permission in Principle
- Postcode
- B96 6AS
- Received
- 27 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 15 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Astwood Bank And Feckenham Ward
- Parish
- Non-Civil Parish Or Community
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 May 2026
- Decision
- Permission in Principle Refusal
- Decision date
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 93 days from validation, 36 days slower than Redditch's median of 57 for outline applications. Refused, as 43% of outline applications here are.
Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Redditch to go on. Redditch decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 17 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 16 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 10 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 16 Apr 2026
- Committee
- 16 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
23 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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