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8 Bromwich Lane Worcester WR2 4BH

26/00256/FULFull planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 9 September 2026

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

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Proposal

Proposed erection of two, one bedroom flats.

Received
18 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St. Johns Ward
  1. Received18 Mar
  2. Validated1 Apr
  3. Consult.24 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Sep

Decided in 161 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 8 Bromwich Lane Worcester WR2 4BH. Worcester has handled 958 applications of this type. This one was decided in 175 days, 19 weeks longer than Worcester's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across St. Johns Ward. We hold 742 applications in total for the WR2 postcode area.

92% of full applications at Worcester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed erection of a two-storey building to provide two apartments, by reason of its scale, width, massing, design and siting, would erode an important gap within the street scene and result in an unduly cramped and overdeveloped form of infill development. The proposal would fail to respond positively to the established pattern, grain, spacing and historic character of Bromwich Lane and would result in harm to the significance of the St John’s Conservation Area, the setting of the adjacent Grade II listed building at No. 10 Bromwich Lane, and the contribution made by No. 8 Bromwich Lane as a key unlisted structure/non-designated heritage asset. The resulting harm would not be outweighed by the limited public benefits arising from the provision of two one- bedroom flats. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policies SWDPR 09, SWDPR 28 and SWDPR 33 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review 2026, and Policies DP3, HE4, HE5 and HE6 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2026.
  2. The proposed development, by reason of its scale, massing, siting and proximity to neighbouring residential properties, would result in an overbearing form of development and an unacceptable loss of outlook and light to occupiers of Mill Cottages and No. 10 Bromwich Lane. In addition, the development would provide a constrained and poor-quality residential environment for future occupiers due to the limited and compromised external amenity space, constrained outlook and cramped relationship with the surrounding boundary treatment and built form. The proposal would therefore fail to provide an acceptable standard of amenity for both existing and future occupiers and would be contrary to Policies SWDPR 18, SWDPR 28 and SWDPR 35 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review 2026 and Policies DP3 and P3 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2026

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WR2 4BH
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Worcester City

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 April 2026
Consultation expiry
24 July 2026
Consultation start
7 April 2026
Consultation end
24 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
43 Broad Street Worcester WR1 3LR

Planning decision

Case officer
Laura Wall

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
29 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
25

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: St John'sPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: 12, Bromwich LaneOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • 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, 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.

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