Brookend House Stocks Lane Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5DY Data via plota.co.uk

M/26/01418/FUL - Full planning permission Pending Decision

Proposal

Change of use of land to sui-generis use including installation of 20 ground mounted solar panels. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Nov 2026 and 16 Nov 2026, from Malvern Hills's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 22 Oct 2026.

Documents 19

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Leigh Sinton built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £870,000 in July 2022. Detached house, freehold.

27 July 2022£870,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
WR13 5DY
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick Ward
Parish
Bransford CP
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 34 of the 56-day target. Malvern Hills usually decides changes of use by day 48.

Day 3422 days to the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
54decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
25 Sept 2026
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.