5B Church Street Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JG Data via plota.co.uk

M/26/01325/CAN - Tree works within a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Pollard one ash tree, as detailed on application form and in accompanying information. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 27 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

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
6 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Kempsey built-up area; Flood defence 45 m away (natural high ground); 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
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 1

Last sold for £672,500 in February 2026. Semi-detached house, freehold.

5 February 2026£672,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area269 m² (2,895 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (91 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house
Built2025
HeatingAir source heat pump, radiators and underfloor, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.16 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Malvern Hills
Application type
Tree works within a conservation area
Postcode
WR5 3JG
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Kempsey Ward
Parish
Kempsey CP
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Callow's Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 20 days from validation, about the council's usual 18 days. Approved, as 90% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
244decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Malvern Hills in the last twelve months, from validation. Malvern Hills decision record →

Historical activity at this location

16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
Hollybrook Church Street Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JG
Undertake tree works as detailed on the application form and any other accompanying infor…
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2022 Approved
Hollybrook Church Street Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JG
Undertake tree works, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information.
M/22/01811/CAN
2022 Approved
Hollybrook Church Street Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JG
Undertake tree works, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information.
M/22/01811/CAN
2020 Approved
Beam Cottage 5 Church Street Kempsey WR5 3JG
Undertake works to one silver birch, as detailed on application form and in accompanying…
20/00955/CAN
2020 Approved
Beam Cottage 5 Church Street Kempsey WR5 3JG
Undertake works to one silver birch, as detailed on application form and in accompanying…
20/00955/CAN
2020 Approved
Beam Cottage 5 Church Street KEMPSEY WR5 3JG
Undertake works to one sycamore, as detailed on application form and in accompanying info…
20/00819/CAN
2020 Approved
Beam Cottage 5 Church Street KEMPSEY WR5 3JG
Undertake works to one sycamore, as detailed on application form and in accompanying info…
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2017 Approved
Hollybrook Church Street Kempsey, Worcester WR5 3JG
Undertake works to two yew, two birch and one Gleditsia, as detailed on application form
17/01720/CAN
2017 Approved
Hollybrook Church Street Kempsey, Worcester WR5 3JG
Undertake works to two yew, two birch and one Gleditsia, as detailed on application form
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2017 Approved
11 Church Street, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3JG
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17/00126/TCN
2017 Approved
7 Church Street, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JG
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17/00215/CAN
2017 Approved
11 Church Street, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3JG
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17/00126/TCN
2017 Approved
7 Church Street, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JG
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Malvern Hills
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#120 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

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.