7 Market Place High Street Alcester B49 5AE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00839/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Proposed change of use from restaurant, Use Class E(b), to public house 'sui generis' and associated operational development Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Mar 2026
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Validated
12 May 2026
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Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
47 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 29 High Street, Grade II, 47 m away · 1 Grade II*, 46 Grade II
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.
Show all 47 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 173 m away: Roman town; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Alcester 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
Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area194 m² (2,088 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 40)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
B49 5AE
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Alcester West
Parish
Alcester
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Jul 2026
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Agent
Avalon Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 69 days from validation, 10 days faster than Stratford on Avon's median of 79 for changes of use. Approved, as 84% of changes of use here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
148decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Stratford on Avon in the last twelve months, from validation. Stratford on Avon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
12 May 2026
Comments by
11 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
21 May 2026
Stratford on Avon
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#121 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Stratford on Avon ranks #142 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stratford on Avon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #94 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #93 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #142 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #166 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
146 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,257
Total decisions
98 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.