The Encore 1 Bridge Street Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6AB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02348/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Internal and external refurbishment works, including alterations to bar and servery areas; refurbishment of selected floor finishes, new fixed seating and joinery; repair and redecoration of existing doors, screens and windows; new internal lighting; reinstatement of retained upper window; new external doors; and timber planters with glass screens. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Dec 2026 and 26 Jan 2027, from Stratford on Avon's recent commercial and major works. Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: The Encore Public House
List entry 1187764 · 15 m away · 28 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II*, 25 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Stratford upon Avon District Council (No 1) 2010
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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 217 m away: Clopton Bridge; Registered park or garden 203 m away: Shakespeare's Gardens, New Place; Inside the Stratford-upon-Avon built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 2 October 2026. 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
Full Application
Postcode
CV37 6AB
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown
Parish
Stratford-upon-Avon
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Boyer
Leaseholder
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Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Stratford on Avon usually decides commercial and major works by day 111.

Day 1695 days to the predicted decision (day 111)
24%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
57decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Stratford on Avon in the last twelve months, from validation. Stratford on Avon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
8 Oct 2026
Stratford on Avon
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#121 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Stratford on Avon ranks #142 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stratford on Avon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #94 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #93 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #142 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #166 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
146 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,257
Total decisions
98 refused in the year to March 2026

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