68 Westholme Road Bidford-on-Avon Alcester B50 4AN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00032/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of conservatory, various alterations to No 68 Westholme Road. Demolition of buildings to rear of No 68 and erection of 5 dwellings. Alterations to vehicular access onto Westholme Road. All associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jan 2026
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Committee
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Stratford on Avon Planning Committee on 12 Aug 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised granting permission because the housing benefits outweighed limited visual and bin-storage harms.
  • The parish council, ward member and residents raised concerns about overdevelopment, access, road safety, construction and biodiversity.
  • The committee voted seven to two to grant permission with the report’s conditions and notes.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Stratford on Avon's committee minutes of 12 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Bidford-on-Avon built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 listed building 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £615,000 in March 2025. Detached house, freehold.

31 March 2025£615,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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 Application
Postcode
B50 4AN
Received
7 Jan 2026
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Ward
Bidford East
Parish
Bidford-on-Avon
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Oakwood Planning Limited
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 218 days from validation, 153 days slower than Stratford on Avon's median of 65 for demolitions. Approved, as 96% of demolitions here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
140decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jan 2026
Committee
12 Aug 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

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.