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M/25/01766/GPDQ - GPDQ - agricultural to C3 dwellinghouse Refused

Proposal

Notification for Prior Approval for the proposed change of use of an Agricultural Building to one Dwellinghouse (Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Nov 2025
✗
Refused
18 Dec 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed

Refused on 18 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 56

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 367 m away: River Teme SSSI; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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
GPDQ - agricultural to C3 dwellinghouse
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Powick & the Hanleys Ward
Parish
Powick CP
Case officer
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Decision
Dismissed
Decision date
18 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Paul Brooks

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. Refused, as 20% of prior approvals here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
92decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Malvern Hills in the last twelve months, from validation. Malvern Hills decision record →

Public comments

2comments received

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
12 Nov 2025
Comments by
17 Dec 2025
Malvern Hills
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#120 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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