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The Old Bakery 26 School Road Evesham WR11 2PW

W/26/01810/FULFull planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 2 November 2026

Council decision: Refusal3 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Erection of one bedroom self-build bungalow and drop kerb

Received
3 August 2026
Ward
Hampton Ward
  1. Received3 Aug
  2. Validated7 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at The Old Bakery 26 School Road Evesham WR11 2PW. Wychavon has handled 91 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 15 applications across Hampton Ward. We hold 1,694 applications in total for the WR11 postcode area.

63% of full planning permission 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 the proposals siting and built form in relation to surrounding properties, the proposed dwelling would visually and harmfully detract from the character of surrounding properties and the openness of the streetscene as such to represent an incongruous addition to the locality. As such the proposal would fail to respond to the site context, in conflict with Policies SWDPR 05 and SWDPR 28 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (adopted 2026) and national policy P3.
  2. Due to the physical constraints of the application site, the proposed use of a soakaway will not be a feasible means of surface water disposal. Therefore the submitted water management system and flood risk assessment fail to detail how the applicant intends to appropriately mitigate the risk of surface water flooding for the proposed site nor how an appropriate means of surface water disposal will be provided. The proposal would therefore fail to provide sustainable drainage measures and result in an increased level of flood risk contrary to policies SWDPR 38 and SWDPR 39 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and national policy F8.
  3. Without evidence to the contrary it is considered that due to the position of the proposed dwelling the proposal would result in a harmful level of overbearance and reduced outlook to the neighbouring properties no’s 22 and 26 School road, in particular it is considered the outlook from the north facing windows would be significantly impacted from the proposal. In addition the proposed development would not provide sufficient garden space in line with Paragraph 8.3.16 of the South Worcestershire Design Guide, and would therefore be unable to provide a good standard of amenity for any future occupants. As such the proposal would conflict with policies SWDPR 5, SWDPR 28 and SWDPR 35 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan review (2026) and national decision making policy DP3.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WR11 2PW
Application type
Full planning permission
Parish
Evesham

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
High Street Pershore WR10 1EE

Planning decision

Case officer
Tom Gregory

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 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    17 Feb

    Erection of a block of 3 garages and extension to dropped kerb.

    RefusedHouseholderW/26/00369/HP

Source: Wychavon

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