3 Orchard Close Church Lench Evesham WR11 4DG Data via plota.co.uk

W/26/01844/FUL - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

New detailed planning application for the erection of a detached self-build dwelling (following grant of Permission in Principle ref. for a new detached dwelling) (Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) Ref. W/25/01397/FUL) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Church Lench built-up area; Priority habitat about 41 m away: Traditional orchard; 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 · 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.

Building

Floor area193 m² (2,077 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (89 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house
Built2019
HeatingBoiler& underfloor, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.19 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wychavon
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
WR11 4DG
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Inkberrow Ward
Parish
South Lenches
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
CJCT (Studio South) Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 51% of new homes here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
51%approved
172decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Wychavon in the last twelve months, from validation. Wychavon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
12 Aug 2026
Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Wychavon
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#86 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wychavon is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #19 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wychavon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #202 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #186 of 296
88%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #19 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #117 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
98%
Major dwellings approved
42 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
54 decided
1,082
Total decisions
151 refused in the year to March 2026

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.