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Standhall Cottage Berrow Malvern WR13 6JN

M/25/02002/HPHouseholder PlanningRefused
Householder

Refused on 16 February 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed two storey rear extension to existing previously extended detached dwelling.

Received
15 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Longdon Ward
  1. Received15 Dec
  2. Validated22 Dec
  3. Consult.4 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at Standhall Cottage Berrow Malvern WR13 6JN. Malvern Hills has handled 1,246 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Malvern Hills's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Longdon Ward. We hold 1,736 applications in total for the WR13 postcode area.

90% of full applications at Malvern Hills District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development, as a consequence of its substantial scale and unsympathetic design, which includes significant levels of glazing, would result in a disproportionate addition to the host dwelling that would overdevelop and harmfully detract from the dwelling’s traditional form and character. This would result in a less than substantial level of harm to the dwelling’s status as a Non- Designated Heritage Asset. Furthermore, by virtue of the isolated location of the site and the size and position of the proposed extension, the development would also result an unduly prominent and inappropriate feature within the surrounding rural countryside setting. Any modest economic and social benefits brought about by construction works would not be outweighed by the level of harm identified. As such, the proposal is not considered in accordance with sections 12 and 16 of the Framework, policies SWDP6, SWDP21, SWDP24 and SWDP25 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan, as well as the Design Guide SPD

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WR13 6JN
Application type
Householder Planning
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Berrow CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 December 2025
Consultation expiry
4 February 2026
Consultation start
22 December 2025
Consultation end
4 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Limes Bayshill Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3AW

Additional information

Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, National Landscapes, 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.

Source: Malvern Hills

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