Highfield, Day Nursery At Battenhall Avenue Worcester WR5 2HW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00761/FUL - Full planning permission Pending Decision

Proposal

Proposed air con/heating units. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 19 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 66.

The consultation period closed on 18 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 5

Battenhall Villas 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Worcester City (Political Boundary)
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
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
Registered battlefield about 217 m away: Battle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Old Bridge 1642; Inside the Worcester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £890,000 in June 2017. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

30 June 2017£890,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
25 August 2006£625,000Detached house

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

Building

Floor area333 m² (3,584 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (55 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Worcester
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
WR5 2HW
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Battenhall Ward
Parish
Worcester City
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
BIG.SMALL.SPACE
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 66, past the statutory target. 77% of full applications in Worcester are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 23 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 21 Oct 2026.

Day 6610 days past the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
5%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Worcester in the last twelve months, from validation. Worcester decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Aug 2026
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
25 Aug 2026
Worcester
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#117 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Worcester is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #73 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) 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
Worcester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #214 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #185 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #73 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #137 of 296
59%
Minor dwellings approved
41 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
41 decided
427
Total decisions
62 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.

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.

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.