Abbottswood Medical Centre Defford Road Pershore WR10 1HZ Data via plota.co.uk

W/26/02203/CAN - Tree works within a conservation area Approved

Proposal

Remove SG1 Mixed species shrubs: broadly consisting of laurel, photinia, pyracantha and escallonia. Remove TG1 Mixed species group: broadly consisting of apple, Hawthorne and ash. Undertake tree works as detailed on application form and in accompanying information. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 Sept 2026
✓
Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Pershore 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 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 Pershore built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Wychavon
Application type
Tree works within a conservation area
Postcode
WR10 1HZ
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Pershore Ward
Parish
Pershore
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
IG Environmental Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, 15 days faster than Wychavon's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
346decided in the last year

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

Wychavon
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#86 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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