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1 The Old Thatch Foredraught Lane Crowle Worcester WR7 4AS

W/25/02758/HPHouseholder PlanningRefused
Householder

Refused on 24 April 2026

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

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

Proposal

Side and front two-storey extension

Received
17 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bowbrook Ward
  1. Received17 Dec
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.26 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 1 The Old Thatch Foredraught Lane Crowle Worcester WR7 4AS. Wychavon has handled 3,372 applications of this type. This one was decided in 128 days, 10 weeks longer than Wychavon's typical decision time. The site is in the Crowle conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 72 applications across Bowbrook Ward. We hold 563 applications in total for the WR7 postcode area.

89% of full applications at Wychavon 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. By virtue of its scale, design and concealment of historic fabric, the proposed extension would not be considered acceptable from a design and heritage perspective. As such, the proposal would cause a small degree of less than substantial harm to the designated heritage assets at Old Pear Tree Cottage, Crowle Cottage and the Crowle Conservation Area, and the non-designated heritage asset of 1 The Old Thatch. The public benefits identified would not outweigh this harm. The proposal would not accord with the conservation aims of policies SWDPR 09 and SWDPR 33 of The South Worcestershire Development Plan Review 2026. The proposal is also not considered to meet the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework including chapters 12 and 16 as well as Section 66 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WR7 4AS
Application type
Householder Planning
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Crowle

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2026
Consultation expiry
26 March 2026
Consultation start
27 February 2026
Consultation end
26 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Manor Farm Barn, Hadzor, Droitwich Spa, WR9 7DR

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
26 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
6

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: Crowle
  • 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 (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: Wychavon

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