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4-6 The Moors Worcester WR1 3EE

26/00385/CLPUCertificate of Lawfulness of proposed useRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 22 June 2026

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

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed access & laying of additional/replacement hardstanding.

Received
5 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Cathedral Ward
  1. Received5 May
  2. Validated5 May
  3. Consult.27 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Jun

Decided in 48 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application at 4-6 The Moors Worcester WR1 3EE. Worcester has handled 98 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 6 days longer than Worcester's typical decision time. The site is in the Riverside conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Cathedral Ward. We hold 206 applications in total for the WR1 postcode area.

89% of outline 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. REASON The Local Planning Authority is not satisfied, on the balance of probability, that the matter described in the First Schedule would be lawful. The proposed formation of a vehicular access and associated hardstanding would involve excavation, regrading of land levels and associated engineering operations and therefore constitutes operational development within the meaning of Section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), requiring planning permission. The works would extend beyond the scope of permitted development rights under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class F of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), which are limited to the provision or replacement of hard surfaces. Location: The Guildhall, High Street, Worcester WR1 2EY Typetalk: 18001 01905 722233 Furthermore, the proposed vehicular access would not benefit from permitted development rights under Schedule 2, Part 2, Class B of the GPDO, as it has not been demonstrated that the access is required in connection with any other form of permitted development. In addition, the proposed access is dependent upon alterations to the existing front boundary wall and gate piers, which the Local Planning Authority considers to be curtilage-listed structures associated with the Grade II listed buildings at Nos. 4 and 6 The Moors. The proposed works would therefore also require Listed Building Consent under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. Accordingly, the matter described in the First Schedule would not be lawful within the meaning of Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). SCHEDULES FIRST SCHEDULE Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed access & laying of additional/replacement hardstanding.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WR1 3EE
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed use
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Worcester City

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 May 2026
Consultation expiry
27 May 2026
Consultation start
5 May 2026
Consultation end
27 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Unit 55 Waterham Business Park Waterham South East ME13 9EJ
Applicant company

High Note Developments Limited

Company number 14128190

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 May 2022 (4 years old)
Nature of business
Development of building projects
Registered office
Worcester
View on Companies House

Company information from Companies House.

Planning decision

Case officer
Ros Vaux Harvey

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Riverside
  • Listed building: Grade II: 4-10, the MoorsOn or next to this site
  • 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.

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.

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