The Firs Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ Data via plota.co.uk

M/26/01299/CAN - Tree works within a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Remove two ash stems, as detailed on application form and in accompanying information. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 20 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 5

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Manor House, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Kempsey built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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

Council
Malvern Hills
Application type
Tree works within a conservation area
Postcode
WR5 3JZ
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Kempsey Ward
Parish
Kempsey CP
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Platform Housing Group Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 20 days from validation, about the council's usual 18 days. Approved, as 90% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
244decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Malvern Hills in the last twelve months, from validation. Malvern Hills decision record →

Historical activity at this location

39 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Undertake tree works, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information
M/24/01588/CAN
2024 Approved
Undertake tree works, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information
M/24/01588/CAN
2018 Approved
Undertake works to conifers, as detailed on application form
18/00591/CAN
2018 Approved
Undertake works to conifers, as detailed on application form
18/00591/CAN
2017 Approved
Road way lighting scheme to previously approved planning application (REF 16/01518/FUL)…
17/01241/FUL
2017 Withdrawn
Replacing existing grasscrete driveway with an asphalt driveway.
17/01221/FUL
2016 Approved
Fell one Norway maple and crown lift several trees to 6 metres above ground level, as det…
16/01681/TCN
2016 Approved
Crown lift portion of one oak tree where it overhangs the access road to The Firs, to a h…
16/01680/TPA
2016 Approved
Fell one Norway maple and crown lift several trees to 6 metres above ground level, as det…
16/01681/TCN
2016 Approved
Crown lift portion of one oak tree where it overhangs the access road to The Firs, to a h…
16/01680/TPA
2016 Approved
Undertake works to one oak and two sycamore, as detailed on application form
16/00828/TCN
2016 Approved
Undertake works to one oak tree, as detailed on application form
16/00826/TPA
2016 Approved
Undertake works to one oak and two sycamore, as detailed on application form
16/00828/TCN
2016 Approved
Undertake works to one oak tree, as detailed on application form
16/00826/TPA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Manor House 32 Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Restoration and extension of garage to create a separate annex for the occupants parent.
M/25/01662/LB
2025 Approved
Manor House 32 Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Restoration and extension of garage to create a separate annex for the occupants parent.
M/25/01663/HP
2025 Approved
Manor House 32 Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Restoration and extension of garage to create a separate annex for the occupants parent.
M/25/01662/LB
2025 Approved
Manor House 32 Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Restoration and extension of garage to create a separate annex for the occupants parent.
M/25/01663/HP
2025 Approved
Beech House Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Undertake tree works, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information.
M/25/02021/TPOA
2025 Approved
Beech House Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Undertake tree works, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information.
M/25/02021/TPOA
2025 Decided
Yew Tree House Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Undertake tree works, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information
M/25/01276/TPOA
2025 Decided
Yew Tree House Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Undertake tree works, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information
M/25/01276/TPOA
2025 Refused
Yew Tree House Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Undertake tree works as detailed on the application form and any other accompanying infor…
M/25/00620/TPOA
2025 Refused
Yew Tree House Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Undertake tree works as detailed on the application form and any other accompanying infor…
M/25/00620/TPOA
2025 Approved
1 The Firs Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Undertake tree works as detailed on the application form and any other accompanying infor…
M/25/00289/CAN
2025 Approved
1 The Firs Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Undertake tree works as detailed on the application form and any other accompanying infor…
M/25/00289/CAN
2024 Approved
Oak View Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Erection of detached carport to west of existing garage
M/24/00251/HP
2024 Approved
Oak View Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Erection of detached carport to west of existing garage
M/24/00251/HP
2023 Approved
18 Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Erection of single-storey extensions, roof alterations and render to existing and propose…
M/23/01570/HP
2023 Approved
18 Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Erection of single-storey extensions, roof alterations and render to existing and propose…
M/23/01570/HP
2023 Approved
Beaulieu House 2A Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Undertake tree works, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information
M/23/01659/CAN
2023 Approved
Beaulieu House 2A Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Undertake tree works, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information
M/23/01659/CAN
2023 Approved
Beaulieu House 2A Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Undertake tree works. as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information
M/23/00873/CAN
2023 Approved
Beaulieu House 2A Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Undertake tree works. as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information
M/23/00873/CAN
2017 Withdrawn
Beech House, Old Road North, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JZ
Reduce height of beech tree by approximately 25-30% and trim sides to improve shape and f…
17/00627/TPOA
2017 Approved
Manor House, 32 Old Road North, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JZ
Formation of 3 no. en-suite bathrooms (Retrospective)
17/00335/LB
2017 Approved
Manor House, 32 Old Road North, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JZ
Formation of 3 no. en-suite bathrooms (Retrospective)
17/00335/LB
2016 Approved
Land at The Firs Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Construction of 15 bungalows. Variation of Condition 2 and removal of conditions 8, 9 and…
16/01518/FUL
2016 Approved
Land at The Firs Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Construction of 15 bungalows. Variation of Condition 2 and removal of conditions 8, 9 and…
16/01518/FUL
Malvern Hills
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#120 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

Malvern Hills is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #45 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Malvern Hills decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #251 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #232 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #45 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #121 of 296
57%
Minor dwellings approved
148 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
35 decided
744
Total decisions
131 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings