Worcester City Museum And Library Foregate Street Worcester WR1 1DT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Listed building consent for internal alterations to galleries on first floor including wall panelling, replacement air conditioning units in galleries 5, 6 and 7, new store cupboard, new frameless glass doors to gallery 6, new air conditioning units to main Art Gallery and Watercolour Gallery. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Committee · Last checked 9 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Worcester Planning Committee on 23 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the works would preserve the listed building’s significance, provide heritage benefits and support its public use.
- The Conservation Officer and Historic England raised no objections, and no public comments were received.
- The committee voted unanimously to grant listed building consent subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Worcester's committee minutes of 23 Jul 2026.
Site constraints 4
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- 11 mCity Museum and Library With GatesGrade II*
- 17 mSouth Wing Pavilion at Shire HallGrade II
- 32 mStatue of Queen Victoria Approximately 15 Metres to West of Shire HallGrade II
- 36 m24, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 40 mShire HallGrade II*
- 46 m23, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 50 m39 (Vinegar House) and attached wall to southGrade II
- 51 mNorth Wing Pavilion at Shire HallGrade II
- 51 m37, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 53 m38, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 54 m40, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 54 m22, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 55 mVictoria Institute With Attached Wall, Piers and GatesGrade II
- 56 m35, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 59 m28, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 61 m41, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 64 m34 and 34a, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 65 m42, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 65 mJudges Lodgings and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 67 mRestdale HouseGrade II
- 73 m43, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 79 m29 and 30, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 83 m15, Sansome WalkGrade II
- 89 m19, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 91 m45, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 96 m46, Foregate Street and 16, Farrier StreetGrade II
- 98 m61, the TythingGrade II
- 104 m1, the TythingGrade II
- 111 m4 and 5, Pierpoint StreetGrade II
- 113 m6, Pierpoint StreetGrade II
- 115 m57 and 58, the TythingGrade II
- 115 m49, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 116 mSaracen's Head Public HouseGrade II
- 116 m24, Sansome WalkGrade II
- 118 m7, Pierpoint StreetGrade II
- 121 m8, Pierpoint StreetGrade II
- 124 m5, 5a, 6 and 6a, the TythingGrade II
- 125 m15, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 128 mBaptist ChurchGrade II
- 132 m53 and 54, the TythingGrade II
- 135 m7 and 8, the TythingGrade II
- 141 m52, the TythingGrade II
- 141 m12 and 12a, Pierpoint StreetGrade II
- 141 m13, Pierpoint StreetGrade II
- 146 mThe Dragon InnGrade II
- 150 m11, Pierpoint StreetGrade II
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
- Worcester
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Postcode
- WR1 1DT
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Arboretum Ward
- Parish
- Worcester City
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Nick Joyce Architects Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 70 days from validation, 21 days slower than Worcester's median of 49 for commercial premises. Approved, as 93% of commercial premises here are.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Worcester in the last twelve months, from validation. Worcester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 10 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 1 Jul 2026
- Committee
- 23 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Worcester is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #73 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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