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M/26/01125/FUL - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission (Change of use from A1 to C3 Use Class and associated conversion and extension to form 8no. 1 bedroom apartments.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 21 Sept 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Number 3 House and Number 4 House at Malvern College, Grade II, about 54 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National landscape about 137 m away: Malvern Hills; Inside the Great Malvern built-up area; Open access land about 18 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
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.

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Important details

Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
WR14 3PN
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Barnards Green Ward
Parish
Malvern CP
Case officer
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Decision
Approval
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Greenaway Planning Limited

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Comments by
28 Aug 2026
Malvern Hills
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#120 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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