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St James Church Rectory Lane Cradley Malvern Herefordshire WR13 5LH

P250224/AMNon Material AmendmentApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 14 February 2025

Council decision: Approved with Conditions

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission 221614 (A new single storey lean-to extension to the north elevation of the church) to widen the door on the north elevation and installation of a down lightfitting above the door.

Received
16 January 2025
Ward
Bishops Frome & Cradley
  1. Received16 Jan
  2. Validated21 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 Feb
  5. Decided14 Feb

Decided in 24 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at St James Church Rectory Lane Cradley Malvern Herefordshire WR13 5LH. Herefordshire has handled 1,194 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 5 weeks quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Cradley conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across Bishops Frome & Cradley. We hold 1,736 applications in total for the WR13 postcode area.

88% of non material amendment applications at Herefordshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WR13 5LH
Application type
Non Material Amendment
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cradley

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 January 2025
Consultation expiry
24 January 2025
Consultation start
24 January 2025
Target decision date
17 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Caroe & Partners The Estates Office 25 - 26 Gold Tops Newport NP20 4PG

Planning decision

Statutory period
27 days

Publicity

Last advertised
24 January 2025

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Listed building: Grade II*: Church of St JamesOn or next to this site
  • National Landscape (AONB): Malvern Hills
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    14 Apr

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 attached to planning permission 221614

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP251139/XA2
  2. 2022
    17 May

    A new single storey lean-to extension to the north elevation of the church.

    ApprovedPlanning PermissionP221614/F
  3. 2019
    13 Sep

    Proposed works: The walnut is causing die back in the North hedge of the Churchyard (further justifications…

    ApprovedWorks to trees covered by TPOP193237/J
  4. 2019
    10 Jul

    Justification and identification is attached to this application: Fell small holly to west of church, it is…

    Split DecisionWorks to trees covered by TPOP192478/J
  5. 2018
    7 Aug

    Sweet Chestnut tree to be felled

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP182943/K
  6. 2017
    28 Sep

    Works to trees within the churchyard.

    ApprovedWorks to trees covered by TPOP173685/J

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