Coopers Hill Farm Coopers Hill Alvechurch Worcestershire B48 7BX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00185/FUL - Full Application Approved
Agricultural

Proposal

Erection of an agricultural building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Feb 2026
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Validated
23 Apr 2026
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Consultation
29 Apr 2026
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Approved
18 Jun 2026

Approved on 18 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF AMENDED PROPOSED SITE PLAN Plans · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ROOF PLAN Plans · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ELEVATIONS Plans · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF WORCESTERSHIRE HIGHWAYS Consultee Comments · 12 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF HOLDING MAP Correspondence · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 17.02.26 - 26026 - COVER LETTER Supporting Information · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project 818 m away: Redditch Branch Enhancement Scheme
The site is 818 m from the project boundary. Railway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Full Application
Postcode
B48 7BX
Received
17 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Alvechurch Village Ward
Parish
Alvechurch Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Full Application Granted
Decision date
18 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 95% of full applications here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
270decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14710968
Planning Portal ref
PP-14710968
Consultation
29 Apr 2026
Comments by
6 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
13 May 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

10 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Coopers Hill Farm Coopers Hill Alvechurch Birmingham Worcestershire B48 7BX
Discharge of conditions 6a(Ground Gas Risk Assessment) 6b (Remediation) 8(Cycle Parking)…
22/01478/A21
2022 Approved
Coopers Hill Farm Coopers Hill Alvechurch Birmingham Worcestershire B48 7BX
Discharge of conditions 6a(Ground Gas Risk Assessment) 6b (Remediation) 8(Cycle Parking)…
22/01478/A21
2020 Approved
Uplands Coopers Hill Alvechurch Birmingham Worcestershire B48 7BX
Replacement Garage with Pitched Roof
20/01381/FUL
2020 Approved
Uplands Coopers Hill Alvechurch Birmingham Worcestershire B48 7BX
Replacement Garage with Pitched Roof
20/01381/FUL
2020 Approved
The Bungalow At The Uplands Coopers Hill Alvechurch Birmingham Worcestershire B48 7BX
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 17/01431/FUL to raise the height of the g…
20/00808/S73
2020 Approved
The Bungalow At The Uplands Coopers Hill Alvechurch Birmingham Worcestershire B48 7BX
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 17/01431/FUL to raise the height of the g…
20/00808/S73
2019 Refused
Stables At Uplands Coopers Hill Alvechurch Birmingham Worcestershire B48 7BX
Conversion of stable to a dwellinghouse and creation of associated hardstanding, demoliti…
19/01000/FUL
2019 Refused
Stables At Uplands Coopers Hill Alvechurch Birmingham Worcestershire B48 7BX
Conversion of stable to a dwellinghouse and creation of associated hardstanding, demoliti…
19/01000/FUL
2017 Approved
Uplands Coopers Hill Alvechurch Birmingham Worcestershire B48 7BX
Conversion of former stables to a dwellinghouse and associated works
17/01431/FUL
2017 Approved
Uplands Coopers Hill Alvechurch Birmingham Worcestershire B48 7BX
Conversion of former stables to a dwellinghouse and associated works
17/01431/FUL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings