3 St Johns Close Worcester WR3 7PT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00709/HP - Householder Planning Approved

Proposal

Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

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
Inside the Worcester built-up area; Green belt 88 m away: Birmingham; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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 £325,000 in July 2026. Detached house, freehold.

31 July 2026£325,000

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

Building

Floor area75 m² (807 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Worcester
Application type
Householder Planning
Postcode
WR3 7PT
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Claines Ward
Parish
Worcester City
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 21 days faster than Worcester's median of 50 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
164decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
3 Aug 2026
Comments by
24 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
4 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

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

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.