Land North West Of Yarnold Lane Dodford Worcestershire Data via plota.co.uk

26/01016/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Material change of use of land to residential caravan site comprising one Gypsy/Traveller pitch accommodating 2 caravans, including no more than one static caravan/mobile home, together with laying of hardstanding, erection of dayroom building and improvement of existing access. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
31 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Oct 2026, from Bromsgrove's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 5 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 6

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.
Read the government guidance ↗
SSSI about 69 m away: Oakland Pasture SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 67 m away: Dodford; Priority habitat about 9 m away: Traditional orchard; 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. 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
Bromsgrove
Application type
Full Application
Received
31 Aug 2026
Validated
31 Aug 2026
Ward
Perryfields Ward
Parish
Dodford With Grafton Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Philip Brown Associates Limited

Decision outlook

Day 39 of the 56-day target. Bromsgrove usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 3917 days to the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
36decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bromsgrove in the last twelve months, from validation. Bromsgrove decision record →

Public comments

15comments received
15 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

40 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15194191
Planning Portal ref
PP-15194191
Neighbours
11 Sept 2026
Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Comments by
5 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bromsgrove
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#87 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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