Great Witley C Of E Primary School Worcester Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6HR Data via plota.co.uk

M/26/01002/FUL - Full planning permission Pending Decision

Proposal

Erection of a detached single storey Early Years building, and a single storey classroom adjacent to the existing school building and linked by a covered canopy. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 13 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 71.

The consultation period closed on 24 Sept 2026.

Documents 31

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Registered park or garden 204 m away: Witley Court; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Great Witley 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 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
WR6 6HR
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Baldwin Ward
Parish
Great Witley CP
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Sheppard Building & Project Consultancy Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 71, past the statutory target. 82% of commercial and major works in Malvern Hills are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 17 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 7115 days past the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Malvern Hills
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#120 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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