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M/26/01339/RM - Approval of reserved matters Pending Decision

Proposal

Reserved matters application for Residential Phase 1b and Clerkenleap River Park (G1b, G1c and G1d) for the development of 246 dwellings, including appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, pursuant to outline application reference (which included an Environmental Statement as an EIA application) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Oct 2026, from Malvern Hills's recent new homes. Comments are open until 16 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

Air quality management area: Worcester City (Political Boundary)
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Registered battlefield about 120 m away: Battle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Old Bridge 1642; Local nature reserve about 412 m away: Cherry Orchard; Inside the Worcester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 September 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
Approval of reserved matters
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Kempsey Ward
Parish
Kempsey CP
Case officer
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Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
RCA Regeneration Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 32 of the 91-day target. Malvern Hills usually decides new homes by day 44.

Day 3259 days to the 91-day target
80%decided within 8 weeks
50%approved
65decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Malvern Hills in the last twelve months, from validation. Malvern Hills decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Comments by
16 Oct 2026
Malvern Hills
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#120 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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