71 Park Avenue Worcester WR3 7AQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00524/CLPU - Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed use Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed loft conversion and rear dormer. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jun 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 93 m away: Gheluvelt Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
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 £360,000 in December 2021. Detached house, freehold.

20 December 2021£360,000
19 December 2017£236,000

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

Building

Floor area80 m² (861 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, with internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2019, 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
Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed use
Postcode
WR3 7AQ
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
11 Jun 2026
Ward
Claines Ward
Parish
Worcester City
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Neil Boocock

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 5 days slower than Worcester's median of 50 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
164decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
12 Jun 2026
Comments by
3 Jul 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.