Margaret Thatcher House 35 Mill Street Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 6XB Data via plota.co.uk

25/0669/FUL - Full Application Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 16 June 2026. The council has not issued its decision notice yet.

Proposal

Change of use of building from offices (Use Class E) to 10 No. apartments and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2025
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Committee
16 Jun 2026
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Consultation
3 Jul 2026
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Validated
15 Oct 2026
Decision notice
Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Dec 2026, from Wyre Forest's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 24 Jul 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Wyre Forest Planning Committee on 16 Jun 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The agreement secures an open space contribution of £1,534.08, a management company for the site, and £2,500 in monitoring fees.

Source: Plota analysis of Wyre Forest's committee minutes, Wyre Forest Planning Committee minutes, 16 June 2026 .

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Kidderminster built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £576,000 in June 2020. Other property, freehold.

16 June 2020£576,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
3 May 2019£355,000Recorded 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
Full Application
Postcode
DY11 6XB
Received
10 Sept 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Blakebrook And Habberley South
Parish
Kidderminster Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
HG Design Ltd
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 91-day target. Wyre Forest usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1378 days to the 91-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
48decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

50 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
13 Nov 2025
Consultation
3 Jul 2026
Comments by
24 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
13 Nov 2025
Committee
16 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Jan 2027
Env. assessment
No
Wyre Forest
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#80 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Wyre Forest ranks #135 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
Wyre Forest decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #73 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #67 of 296
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #135 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #107 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
41 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
38 decided
427
Total decisions
31 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.