Petrol Filling Station 95 High Street Bidford-on-Avon Alcester B50 4BD Data via plota.co.uk

24/03145/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing sales building, car salesroom and car workshop, erection of new sales building with Food to Go and ATM, provision of an EVC hub and associated infrastructure, no.2 jet wash bays, car parking, new bin store and all other associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Dec 2024
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Validated
21 Feb 2025
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Committee
26 Aug 2026
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Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Stratford on Avon Planning Committee on 26 Aug 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised granting permission because the redevelopment would retain an employment use, improve facilities and meet planning requirements.
  • The parish council and residents raised concerns about traffic, noise, the noise assessment, access and neighbouring amenity.
  • The committee voted 7 to 3 to grant permission, with an amended opening-hours condition.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, conditions and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Stratford on Avon's committee minutes of 26 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Bidford-on-Avon built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 listed building at the site

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
B50 4BD
Received
11 Dec 2024
Validated
21 Feb 2025
Ward
Bidford West
Parish
Bidford-on-Avon
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
JMS Planning & Development Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 552 days from validation, 467 days slower than Stratford on Avon's median of 85 for commercial premises. Approved, as 89% of commercial premises here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
146decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
2 Mar 2026
Comments by
16 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
7 Mar 2025
Committee
26 Aug 2026
Stratford on Avon
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#121 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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