Land At Os 385200 275500 Comberton Road Kidderminster Worcestershire Data via plota.co.uk

26/0067/RES - Reserved Matters Pending decision

Proposal

Reserved Matters application (with appearance, landscaping, layout and scale to be considered) for the erection of 418 dwellings and associated open space, landscaping, drainage and ancillary infrastructure, pursuant to consent Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Jan 2026
Consultation
25 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 May 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 9 Jul 2026; it is now day 225. The consultation period closed on 9 Jul 2026.

Associated applications 11

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 2, surveyed
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). From a field survey (Bristol). The older provisional map 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.
Survey report ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Green belt 78 m away: Birmingham.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Reserved Matters
Postcode
DY10 3DX
Received
30 Jan 2026
Validated
30 Jan 2026
Ward
Offmore And Comberton
Parish
Kidderminster Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 May 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Evolve Planning & Design

Decision outlook

Day 225, past the statutory target. 76% of new homes in Wyre Forest are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

Day 225134 days past the 91-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
28decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Wyre Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Wyre Forest decision record →

Public comments

66comments received
61 objecting4 neutral1 supporting

92% object · above the UK average of 75%

134 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14645898
Neighbours
21 Apr 2026
Consultation
25 Jun 2026
Comments by
9 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
6 Feb 2026
Committee
18 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
1 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wyre Forest
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#80 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Wyre Forest ranks #135 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
Wyre Forest decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #73 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #67 of 296
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #135 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #107 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
41 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
38 decided
427
Total decisions
31 refused in the year to March 2026