27 Tower Road Worcester WR3 7AF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00919/CAN - Tree works within a conservation area Pending Decision (Consultation)

Proposal

1 - Two Spruce - Reduce in height to approximately 6 metres above ground level, together with tip pruning the outer to improve shape and form. 2 - Red Robin - Reduce in height to approximately 6 metres above ground level. 3 - Spruce - Fell to ground level 4 - Elderberry - Reduce in height to approximately 6 metres above ground level. 5 - Spruce - Reduce in height to approximately 6 metres above ground level. 6 - Cypress - Reduce in height to approximately 6 metres above ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Nov 2026, from Worcester's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 6

Riverside 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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
Registered park or garden about 104 m away: Gheluvelt Park; Flood defence about 16 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); 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 9 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £450,000 in November 2000. Detached house, freehold.

24 November 2000£450,000New build

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

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Important details

Council
Worcester
Application type
Tree works within a conservation area
Postcode
WR3 7AF
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Claines Ward
Parish
Worcester City
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
KW Boulton Tree Care Specialists Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Worcester usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 36.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
139decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
9 Oct 2026
Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
12 Oct 2026
Worcester
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#117 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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.