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Old Ridgeway Farm Cottage Crown Lane Wychbold Droitwich Spa WR9 0BX

W/26/01534/HPHouseholder PlanningRefused
Householder

Refused on 27 August 2026

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

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

Proposal

Demolition of existing lean-to-side extension, construction of single and two-storey side and rear extensions with interfacing work and internal alterations

Received
2 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Dodderhill Ward
  1. Received2 Jul
  2. Validated2 Jul
  3. Consult.24 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Old Ridgeway Farm Cottage Crown Lane Wychbold Droitwich Spa WR9 0BX. Wychavon has handled 3,372 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Dodderhill Ward. We hold 1,690 applications in total for the WR9 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. Given the significant increase in built form, scale, bulk and massing, the proposal would exceed what could reasonably be regarded as a proportionate extension to the original dwelling and would therefore fail to meet the exception under Policy GB7. The development would consequently constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy SWDPR 04 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and Policies GB6 and GB7 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposed development, by reason of its scale, form, two-storey massing, siting towards the historically sensitive western end of the dwelling and contrasting material palette, would constitute an overly substantial and visually dominant addition that would fail to remain appropriately subordinate to the host cottage. The proposal would not be of a high quality design and would erode the established vernacular character, legibility and significance of the dwelling as a non-designated heritage asset and detract from its positive contribution to the rural character of Crown Lane. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policies SWDPR05, SWDPR09, SWDPR28 and SWDPR33 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and Policies DP3and HE7 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WR9 0BX
Application type
Householder Planning
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Dodderhill

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 July 2026
Consultation expiry
24 July 2026
Consultation start
3 July 2026
Consultation end
24 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
2 St Oswald's Road Worcester WR1 1HZ

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Green belt: Wychavon

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, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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