Woodcote House Farm Kidderminster Road Woodcote Green Dodford Worcestershire B61 9EQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00107/CUPRIO - COU Prior Approval Allowed on appeal
AgriculturalChange of useNew homes

Proposal

Notification for prior approval for the proposed change of use of an agricultural building to two residential units (Class C3) and associated operational development Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
23 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
26 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
16 Apr 2026
✓
Appeal allowed
1 Sept 2026

Refused on 16 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 23

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF 2018 DECISION Appeal Documents · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 8

PDF LPA APPEAL STATEMENT Appeal Documents · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LPA APPEAL STATEMENT Appeal Documents · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LPA APPEAL STATEMENT Appeal Documents · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LPA APPEAL STATEMENT Appeal Documents · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LPA APPEAL STATEMENT Appeal Documents · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LPA APPEAL STATEMENT Appeal Documents · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF APPELLANT'S APPEAL STATEMENT Appeal Documents · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Information · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comments · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF PROPOSED PLANS & ELEVATIONS Plans · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 25-842-3 PROPOSED SITE PLAN Plans · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 25-842-2 LOCATION PLAN Plans · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 25-842-1 EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Plans · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPEAL FORM Appeal Documents · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - REDACTED Application Form · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF HIGHWAYS COMMENTS Appeal Documents · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS Consultee Comments · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF QUESTIONNAIRE Appeal Documents · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LIST OF APPENDICES Appeal Documents · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF UPDATED STRUCTURAL REPORT Supporting Information · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF STRUCTURAL REPORT Supporting Information · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

Building

Floor area170 m² (1,830 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bromsgrove
Application type
COU Prior Approval
Postcode
B61 9EQ
Received
29 Jan 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Ward
Perryfields Ward
Parish
Dodford With Grafton Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Apr 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Required But Not Granted
Decision date
16 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 1 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009062 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
AddisonRees Planning Consultancy Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Bromsgrove's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

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

1comment received
1 objecting

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14662285
Planning Portal ref
PP-14662285
Neighbours
16 Apr 2026
Consultation
26 Feb 2026
Comments by
10 May 2026
Site or press notice
27 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Proposed part two-storey and single-storey side extension
25/01096/FUL
2025 Approved
Proposed part two-storey and single-storey side extension
25/01096/FUL
2025 Approved
Change of use of one agricultural building to one dwellinghouse
25/00929/CUPRIO
2025 Approved
Change of use of one agricultural building to one dwellinghouse
25/00929/CUPRIO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
Woodcote House Farm Kidderminster Road Woodcote Green Dodford Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 9EQ
Construction of a manege
19/00547/FUL
2019 Approved
Woodcote House Farm Kidderminster Road Woodcote Green Dodford Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 9EQ
Construction of a manege
19/00547/FUL
2018 Approved
Woodcote House Farm Kidderminster Road Woodcote Green Dodford Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 9EQ
Conversion and extension of outbuildings to form one dwelling
18/00939/FUL
2018 Approved
Woodcote House Farm Kidderminster Road Woodcote Green Dodford Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 9EQ
Conversion and extension of outbuildings to form one dwelling
18/00939/FUL
2017 Withdrawn
Woodcote House Farm Kidderminster Road Woodcote Green Dodford Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 9EQ
The development objective is to provide a larger kitchen with a new dining and sitting ar…
17/00643/FUL
2017 Withdrawn
Woodcote House Farm Kidderminster Road Woodcote Green Dodford Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 9EQ
The development objective is to provide a larger kitchen with a new dining and sitting ar…
17/00643/FUL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.