Foxlydiate Hotel Birchfield Road Redditch Worcestershire B97 6PX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00776/CPE - Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev Refused

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use for the use of the premises as a restaurant within Class E of the Town and County (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) and hotel Use Class C1 under the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
9 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
7 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve 107 m away: Redditch Woods: Foxlydiate Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Redditch built-up area; Green belt 91 m away: Birmingham; 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 · 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.

Building

Floor area83 m² (893 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 95)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bromsgrove
Application type
Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
B97 6PX
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Tardebigge Ward
Parish
Bentley Pauncefoot Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
C of L Existing Use - Refusal
Decision date
7 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Walsingham Planning Limited

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14919532
Planning Portal ref
PP-14919532
Consultation
9 Jul 2026
Comments by
2 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bromsgrove
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#87 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bromsgrove ranks #157 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bromsgrove decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #34 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #51 of 296
63%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #157 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #126 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
59 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
13 decided
476
Total decisions
27 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.