Unit 2 Riverside Exchange Street Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 1BY Data via plota.co.uk

26/0021/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed building consent for alterations to shopfront including changes to window and door openings, installation of planters and metal and timber screen to outdoor seating area and internal alterations, installation of replacement mechanical restaurant plant, and display of 1No. illuminated fascia sign, 1No. illuminated projecting sign, 1No. illuminated neon sign and 1No. illuminated fixed menu board (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jan 2026
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Consultation
14 Jan 2026
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Committee
19 May 2026
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Approved
21 May 2026

Approved on 21 May 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Wyre Forest Planning Committee on 19 May 2026.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Members approved the listed building consent subject to conditions.
  • External materials must match the approved plan.
  • The advertisement must not be illuminated by flashing or intermittent lighting.

Source: Plota analysis of Wyre Forest's committee minutes, Wyre Forest Planning Committee minutes, 19 May 2026 .

Site constraints 4

8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Brintons Carpet Works Brintons Main Office Building, Grade II, about 30 m from the postcode pin · 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Vicar Street and Exchange Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Kidderminster built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
DY10 1BY
Received
13 Jan 2026
Validated
13 Jan 2026
Ward
Blakebrook And Habberley South
Parish
Kidderminster Town
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Mar 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
21 May 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Agent
Firstplan Ltd
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 128 days from validation, 74 days slower than Wyre Forest's median of 54 for listed building works. Approved, as 98% of listed building works here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
54decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14610713
Neighbours
14 Jan 2026
Consultation
14 Jan 2026
Comments by
4 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
15 Jan 2026
Committee
19 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wyre Forest
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#80 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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

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