Unit 3D Bromyard Business Park Bromyard Road Worcester WR2 5XU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00853/FUL - Full planning permission Pending Decision (Consultation)

Proposal

Change of Use of vacant light industrial unit into martial arts Jiu Jitsu training centre and academy (Use Class E - Leisure) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Nov 2026 and 27 Nov 2026, from Worcester's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 22 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 3

Air quality management area: Worcester City (Political Boundary)
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Local nature reserve about 126 m away: Laugherne Brook
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Worcester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
Worcester
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
WR2 5XU
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Dines Green and Grove Farm, St. Johns Ward
Parish
Worcester City
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mark Mirams

Decision outlook

Day 40 of the 56-day target. Worcester usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 4016 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
10%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
22 Sept 2026
Worcester
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#117 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Worcester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #214 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #185 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #73 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #137 of 296
59%
Minor dwellings approved
41 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
41 decided
427
Total decisions
62 refused in the year to March 2026