South Street Worcester WR1 2AT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00872/FUL - Full planning permission Pending Decision (Consultation)

Proposal

Erection of a single-storey office building with associated parking, cycle/bin storage and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 4 Nov 2026 and 20 Nov 2026, from Worcester's recent commercial premises. Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 90 m away: City walls: section extending 85ft (30m) along W side of Talbot Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 75 m away: Worcester and Birmingham Canal; Inside the Worcester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 29 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

Council
Worcester
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
WR1 2AT
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
Fort Royal
Parish
Worcester City
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Glazzard Architects

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Worcester usually decides commercial premises by day 49.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Comments by
20 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
29 Sept 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