The Byre Stocks Lane Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5DY Data via plota.co.uk

M/26/01238/HP - Householder Planning Refused

Proposal

Installation of PV panels to South-facing roof slope Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
21 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
16 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 17

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Leigh Sinton 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 6 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £300,000 in March 2014. Detached house, freehold.

20 March 2014£300,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Householder Planning
Postcode
WR13 5DY
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick Ward
Parish
Leigh CP
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
16 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Michael Lumley Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 11% of householder applications here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
304decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Comments by
1 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.