Aquatics Retail Centre Heath Farm Alcester Road Wythall Worcestershire B47 6AJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00554/AGR - Agricultural Notification Approved

Proposal

Erection of agricultural building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Consultation
14 May 2026
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Approved
4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Inside the Wythall built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 6 October 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
Bromsgrove
Application type
Agricultural Notification
Postcode
B47 6AJ
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
Wythall West Ward
Parish
Wythall Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Jun 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Required and Granted
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Stansgate Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 15 days faster than Bromsgrove's median of 42 for prior approvals. Approved, as 82% of prior approvals here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
53decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Bromsgrove in the last twelve months, from validation. Bromsgrove decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14912800
Planning Portal ref
PP-14912800
Consultation
14 May 2026
Comments by
4 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bromsgrove
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#87 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bromsgrove ranks #157 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bromsgrove decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #34 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #51 of 296
63%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #157 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #126 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
59 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
13 decided
476
Total decisions
27 refused in the year to March 2026