Arrow House 8 Church Street Alcester B49 5AJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02073/LBC - Listed Building Consent Pending Consideration

Proposal

Proposed change of use of part of the ground floor, and all of the first and second floors from commercial use into a single residential unit Class C3 with associated internal alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Validated
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Nov 2026 and 22 Dec 2026, from Stratford on Avon's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 10 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Arrow Cottage Arrow House
List entry 1024636 · 1 m away · 69 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 62 Grade II)
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 37 m away: Roman town
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
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Also on the record
Inside the Alcester 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

Checked on 24 September 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 £425,000 in March 2018. Other property, freehold.

16 March 2018£425,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
B49 5AJ
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Alcester West
Parish
Alcester
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Absolute Architecture Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 26 of the 56-day target. Stratford on Avon usually decides changes of use by day 83.

Day 2657 days to the predicted decision (day 83)
34%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
144decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Stratford on Avon in the last twelve months, from validation. Stratford on Avon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
10 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
17 Sept 2026
Stratford on Avon
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#121 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Stratford on Avon ranks #142 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stratford on Avon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #94 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #93 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #142 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #166 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
146 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,257
Total decisions
98 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