Unit A Pheasant Street Worcester WR1 2DZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00727/FUL - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of an air source heat pump Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 64, Lowesmoor, Grade II, about 58 m from the postcode pin · 8 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 47 m away: Lowesmoor; Heritage at risk about 47 m away: Lowesmoor, Worcester; Inside the Worcester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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

Council
Worcester
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
WR1 2DZ
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Fort Royal
Parish
Worcester City
Case officer
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Decision
Approval
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Avison Young

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, about the council's usual 49 days. Approved, as 93% of commercial premises here are.

70%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Worcester in the last twelve months, from validation. Worcester decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Worcester
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#117 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Worcester is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #73 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) 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
Worcester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #214 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #185 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #73 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #137 of 296
59%
Minor dwellings approved
41 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
41 decided
427
Total decisions
62 refused in the year to March 2026