68 Cowleigh Road Malvern Data via plota.co.uk

M/26/01463/CLE - Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Pending Decision

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing use of the property known as 68 Cowleigh Road as three separate self-contained residential flats, known as Flats 1, 2 and 3, each in residential use within Use Class C3. Data via plota.co.uk

Track application Save this application and get an email when its status or decision changes. Alerts nearby Get email alerts for new planning applications near this address.

View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 05:23

Application progress

✓

Received

28 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

29 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 24 Nov 2026.

Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents

View the documents on the council's website ↗

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

SSSI about 135 m away: The Malvern Hills SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

National landscape about 92 m away: Malvern Hills

Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 4; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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. 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Malvern Hills - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Nearby new applications

24 Sept 2026Pending

10 Alexandra Road Malvern WR14 1HQ

Single storey rear extension and Garage conversion

M/26/01449/HP

24 Sept 2026Pending

25 Hornyold Road Malvern WR14 1QQ

Undertake tree works to two hazel trees, as detailed on application form and in ...

M/26/01452/CAN

16 Sept 2026Pending

Orchard View 27 Alexandra Lane Malvern WR14 1JF

Construction of single-storey garage to side elevation (retrospective)

M/26/01397/HP

24 Sept 2026Pending

27 Hornyold Road Malvern WR14 1QQ

Fell one Norway maple, as detailed on application form and in accompanying infor...

M/26/01451/CAN

8 Sept 2026Withdrawn

68 Cowleigh Road Malvern

Proposed dropped kerb, new access and parking

M/26/01355/HP

8 Sept 2026Pending

5 Bank Street Malvern WR14 2JG

Certificate of Lawfulness for the removal of a window on the South West side ele...

M/26/01356/CLPU

Important details

Council: Malvern Hills
Application type: Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
Received: 28 Sept 2026
Validated: 29 Sept 2026
Ward: West Ward
Parish: Malvern CP
Case officer: Show
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Cowleigh Road Management Company Limited

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 30 Sept 2026
Comments by: 21 Oct 2026

Malvern Hills

Planning Authority Score

5.5/10

Average

#120 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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