15 Load Street Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 2AE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the ground floor retail and office space (Use Class E (c)(i)/E(g)(i)) to cafe (Use Class E(b)) and upper floors to a hotel (Use Class C1), including associated internal and external works Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Associated applications 2
- Change of use of the ground floor retail and office space (Use Class E (c)(i)/E(g)(i)) to cafe (Use Class E(b)) and upper floors…
Conditions 7 awaiting decision
Site constraints 5
Show the other 93 with distances
- 13 m13 and 14, Load StreetGrade II*
- 23 m19 and 20, Load StreetGrade II
- 26 mThe Town HallGrade II*
- 33 m12, Load StreetGrade II
- 33 mThe Bewdley InstituteGrade II
- 38 mThe George HotelGrade II
- 38 m64 and 65 Load StreetGrade II
- 40 m62 and 62a, Load StreetGrade II
- 40 m61, Load StreetGrade II
- 40 m9, 10 and 11, Load StreetGrade II
- 42 mChurch of St AnneGrade II*
- 43 m24 and 25, Load StreetGrade II
- 43 mBrass Foundary at Rear of Number 17Grade II
- 45 m66, Load StreetGrade II
- 46 m8, Load StreetGrade II
- 48 m59 and 60, Load StreetGrade II
- 51 m57, Load StreetGrade II
- 51 m67 Load StreetGrade II
- 52 m7, Load StreetGrade II
- 54 m56, Load StreetGrade II
- 54 m1, High StreetGrade II
- 58 m55, Load StreetGrade II
- 58 m2, High StreetGrade II
- 60 m3 and 4, High StreetGrade II
- 61 m54, Load StreetGrade II
- 62 mThe Shambles and Old Prison CellsGrade II
- 64 m68, Load StreetGrade II
- 64 mK6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- 64 m5 and 6, High StreetGrade II
- 65 mNumber 6 (Borough House Including Flats 1-5 Consecutively)Grade II
- 66 m69, Load StreetGrade II
- 69 m53, Load StreetGrade II
- 69 m27 and 28, Load StreetGrade II
- 70 m70, 71 and 72, High StreetGrade II
- 70 mBailiff's HouseGrade II*
- 71 m29, Load StreetGrade II
- 72 mThe Talbot InnGrade II
- 73 m30, Load StreetGrade II
- 79 mBlair HouseGrade II
- 80 m5, Load StreetGrade II
- 80 m31, Load StreetGrade II
- 81 m70 and 71, Load StreetGrade II
- 81 m65 and 66, High StreetGrade II
- 81 m9, High StreetGrade II
- 82 m50, Load StreetGrade II
- 83 m51 and 52, Load StreetGrade II
- 86 m72 and 73, Load StreetGrade II
- 86 m49, Load StreetGrade II
- 88 m4, Load StreetGrade II
- 88 m10, High StreetGrade II
- 90 m26, Load StreetGrade II
- 92 mHafren CourtGrade II
- 92 m47 and 48, Load StreetGrade II
- 93 m3, Load StreetGrade II
- 95 m35 and 36, Load StreetGrade II
- 97 mNumber 64 and Garages to RearGrade II
- 98 mRedthorne CourtGrade II
- 99 m45 and 46, Load StreetGrade II
- 101 mNumber 2 and 2a and Baldwin ChambersGrade II
- 101 m44, Load StreetGrade II
- 110 m1, Load StreetGrade II
- 110 m43, Load StreetGrade II
- 112 m2, Severn Side SouthGrade II
- 113 m78 and 79, Load StreetGrade II
- 113 m39, Load StreetGrade II
- 114 m4, Severn Side SouthGrade II
- 117 mSaracen HouseGrade II
- 119 mCock and Magpie Public HouseGrade II
- 119 m40, Load StreetGrade II
- 121 mThe Merchants HouseGrade II
- 121 mAlveston HouseGrade II
- 123 mNumber 63 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 125 mRiverside CafeGrade II
- 126 mBurltons AlmshousesGrade II
- 129 m4, 5 and 6, Severn Side NorthGrade II
- 129 m93, Welch GateGrade II
- 131 mNumber 8 and 9 (the Old Bank) and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 133 m41, Load StreetGrade II
- 135 mHorn and Trumpet Public HouseGrade II
- 136 m7a and 7b, Severn Side NorthGrade II
- 138 mNo 10 (River House) and attached railingsGrade II
- 138 mNumbers 91 (the Little Shop) and 92Grade II
- 138 mRoman Catholic Church of The Holy FamilyGrade II*
- 139 m1 and 2, Welch GateGrade II
- 140 mMethodist ChapelGrade II
- 141 mNumber 62 (the Manor House) and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 142 m3 and 4, Welch GateGrade II
- 145 mPark HouseGrade II
- 147 m7c, 8, 9 and 10, Severn Side NorthGrade II
- 148 m13 and 14, Dog LaneGrade II
- 149 mPleasant PlaceGrade II
- 149 m89 and 90, Welch GateGrade II
- 150 mKimberley HouseGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £420,000 in January 2019. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- DY12 2AE
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Bewdley And Rock
- Parish
- Bewdley
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- The E Studio
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wyre Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Wyre Forest decision record →
Public comments
33% support · above the UK average of 16%
13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14405142
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14405142
- Neighbours
- 22 Jan 2026
- Consultation
- 22 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 20 Feb 2026
- Site or press notice
- 23 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 18 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Wyre Forest ranks #135 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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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