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Land At (Os 7860 3263) Pendock

M/26/00084/OUTOutline ApplicationRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 5 May 2026

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Outline application (all matters reserved) for the erection of four residential dwellings, with means of access from the B4208

Received
20 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Longdon Ward
  1. Received20 Jan
  2. Validated28 Jan
  3. Consult.6 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 May

Decided in 97 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land At (Os 7860 3263) Pendock. Malvern Hills has handled 213 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 7 weeks longer than Malvern Hills's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Longdon Ward.

62% of outline 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 is located within the open countryside, where new residential development is strictly controlled. The proposal does not meet any of the identified exceptions for development in such locations and would result in a form of development that is poorly related to existing services and facilities, leading to an over-reliance on the private motor vehicle. As such, the proposal is contrary to the spatial strategy of the development plan and represents an unsustainable form of development, conflicting with Policies SWDPR02, SWDPR03 and SWDPR06 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Pendock CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 January 2026
Consultation expiry
6 March 2026
Consultation start
2 February 2026
Consultation end
6 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
SUTTON COX ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
114 Bath Road Cheltenham GL53 7JX

Planning decision

Case officer
Joshua Evans

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
6 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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

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© 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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