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M/26/00008/RM - Approval of reserved matters Pending Decision

Proposal

Reserved Matters application following outline planning permission relating to details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale in relation to the part of the site to provide new office building, parking and associated landscaping for the WCC Depot. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
5 Feb 2026
Decision
Target date was 2 Apr 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 10 Apr 2026; it is now day 266.

The consultation period closed on 10 Apr 2026.

Documents 41

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Great Malvern 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. 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

Application type
Approval of reserved matters
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Feb 2026
Ward
Link Ward
Parish
Malvern CP, Newland CP
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
RCA Regeneration Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 266, past the statutory target. 82% of commercial and major works in Malvern Hills are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 266210 days past the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Malvern Hills in the last twelve months, from validation. Malvern Hills decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
3 Mar 2026
Comments by
10 Apr 2026
Malvern Hills
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#120 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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