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W/26/02369/GPDQ - GPDQ - agricultural to C3 dwellinghouse Pending Decision

Proposal

Notification for Prior Approval for the proposed change of use of agricultural buildings to 10 dwellinghouses (Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Nov 2026 and 30 Nov 2026, from Wychavon's recent agricultural works.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 22

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Site constraints 9

Beckford 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 173 m away: Beckford Gravel Pit SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; National landscape about 296 m away: Cotswolds; Inside the Beckford built-up area; Priority habitat about 38 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 15 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
Wychavon
Application type
GPDQ - agricultural to C3 dwellinghouse
Postcode
GL20 7AA
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Bredon Hill Ward
Parish
Beckford
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
SF Planning Limited

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 91-day target. Wychavon usually decides agricultural works by day 50.

Day 2170 days to the 91-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
78decided in the last year

Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Wychavon in the last twelve months, from validation. Wychavon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
14 Oct 2026
Comments by
11 Nov 2026
Wychavon
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#86 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Wychavon is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #19 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wychavon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #202 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #186 of 296
88%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #19 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #117 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
98%
Major dwellings approved
42 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
54 decided
1,082
Total decisions
151 refused in the year to March 2026