Easemore Bransford Road Rushwick Worcester WR2 5SJ Data via plota.co.uk

M/26/01601/FUL - Full planning permission Pending Decision

Proposal

Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and construction of 8 self-contained supported living homes (comprising a pair of semi detached bungalows with separate meeting space at first floor and a block of 6 maisonettes), with attached meeting room space at ground floor. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Dec 2026, from Malvern Hills's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 26

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Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Rushwick 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 22 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
WR2 5SJ
Received
20 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick Ward
Parish
Rushwick CP
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Zebra Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Malvern Hills usually decides demolitions by day 54.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
53decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Oct 2026
Comments by
12 Nov 2026
Malvern Hills
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#120 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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