Seaford Court Lodge 187 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1SW Data via plota.co.uk

M/25/01773/CAN - Tree works within a conservation area Approved

Proposal

Undertake tree works, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Nov 2025
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Approved
19 Nov 2025

Approved on 19 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Great Malvern built-up area; Open access land about 24 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 October 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

Application type
Tree works within a conservation area
Postcode
WR14 1SW
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Link Ward
Parish
Malvern CP
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
19 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Acorn environmental management group

How this decision compares

Decided in 12 days from validation, 6 days faster than Malvern Hills's median of 18 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 90% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
244decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Malvern Hills in the last twelve months, from validation. Malvern Hills decision record →

Malvern Hills
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#120 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Malvern Hills decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #251 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #232 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #45 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #121 of 296
57%
Minor dwellings approved
148 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
35 decided
744
Total decisions
131 refused in the year to March 2026