The Hill Centre Milestone Road Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0EN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
New 3G pitch; Car Park Extension; Single Storey extension to front of building to create gym space and reception area. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Committee · Last checked 28 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Malvern Hills Southern Area Planning Committee on 26 Aug 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the community, sporting and wellbeing benefits outweighed limited visual impact, subject to conditions.
- Objectors raised concerns about highways, parking, noise, lighting, biodiversity, drainage and the effect on local amenity.
- The committee voted 7 for, none against and 3 abstentions, approving the application with additional transport, parking and pollution controls.
Source: Plota analysis of Malvern Hills's committee minutes of 26 Aug 2026.
Site constraints 4
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
- Malvern Hills
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- WR8 0EN
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Upton & Ripple Ward
- Parish
- Upton-upon-Severn CP
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approval
- Decision date
- 28 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Malvern Hills District Council
How this decision compares
Decided in 152 days from validation, 101 days slower than Malvern Hills's median of 51 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 88% of commercial and major works here are.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Malvern Hills in the last twelve months, from validation. Malvern Hills decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 30 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 13 Aug 2026
- Committee
- 26 Aug 2026
Malvern Hills is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #45 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).
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