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Stables At (Os 8162 5094) Bastonford Powick

M/26/00073/FULFull planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 17 March 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use of land and buildings for the display and retail sale of goods (Class E(a)), erection of toilet block and associated works

Received
19 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Powick & the Hanleys Ward
  1. Received19 Jan
  2. Validated22 Jan
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Mar

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Stables At (Os 8162 5094) Bastonford Powick. Malvern Hills has handled 1,246 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 64 applications across Powick & the Hanleys Ward.

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 application proposes the introduction of a retail use at a site which is not located within a town, district, local or neighbourhood centre listed in table 5 of the SWDP. The application is not supported by a sequential test which demonstrates that there are no suitable sites available within surrounding centres. In the absence of a sequential test, which is a requirement of Policy SWDP 10, the application has failed to demonstrate that the development would have no significant adverse impact on the vitality and viability of surrounding town, district, local or neighbourhood centres. In light of this, the proposed development is unacceptable in principle contrary to parts C(i) and C(iii) of Policy SWDP 10 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (2016), parts C(i) and C(ii) of emerging Policy SWDPR 13 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and Chapter 7 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposed development would have a detrimental impact on the residential amenity of existing and future occupiers of number 1 Malvern Road by way of reduced levels of privacy in relation to those habitable rooms served by windows located within the dwelling’s rear (southern) elevation, as a result of overlooking from within the proposed parking areas, and by way of noise and disturbance in relation to the internal and external amenity spaces of this dwelling, emanating from arriving and departing vehicles and from activity within the site associated with the proposed use. The proposed development is therefore contrary to part C(ii) of Policy SWDP 10, and Policies SWDP 21 and SWDP 31 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (2016), Parts A and C of emerging Policy SWDPR 35 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and paragraphs 135(f) and 198 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Powick CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 January 2026
Consultation expiry
26 February 2026
Consultation start
2 February 2026
Consultation end
26 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Chequers Farm Crowle Green Crowle Worcester WR7 4AG

Additional information

Documents
39

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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