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Bridge Inn Boat Lane Offenham Evesham WR11 8QZ

W/26/01973/FULFull planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 9 November 2026

Council decision: Refusal2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Replacement food preparation / store area, incorporating a new one bedroom holiday let accommodation unit above

Received
20 August 2026
Ward
Bretforton & Offenham Ward
  1. Received20 Aug
  2. Validated14 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Bridge Inn Boat Lane Offenham Evesham WR11 8QZ. Wychavon has handled 91 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across Bretforton & Offenham Ward. We hold 1,694 applications in total for the WR11 postcode area.

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Why it was refused

  1. By virtue of its size, scale, design and location, the proposed development represents an unsympathetic and prominent addition to the site which would fail to preserve the setting or significance of the non-designated heritage asset Bridge Inn. In particular, the development would not be visually subordinate to Bridge Inn, and the design would be cumbersome and incongruous with the locality, such that the development would harmfully detract from the character and setting of the Bridge Inn. As such, the proposal would conflict with policies SWDPR05, SWDPR09, SWDPR28 and SWDPR33 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policy HE7 of the National Planning Policy Framework
  2. The application site lies within Flood Zones 2 and 3. The submitted Flood Risk Assessment does not adequately set out details in regard to flood levels at the site and the impact of climate change, the finished floor levels of the proposed development or alternative mitigation measures, and details of flood resistance and resilience plans. Furthermore, the application fails to demonstrate that the Sequential Test has been undertaken or that an applicable exemption exists. As such, the application fails to demonstrate that it would minimise the impacts of fluvial flood risk and that the proposal would be safe from flooding throughout its lifetime. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policy SWDPR38 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) as well as Policies F4, F5 and F7 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WR11 8QZ
Application type
Full planning permission
Parish
Offenham

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
69 Btretforton Road Badsey Evesham WR117xq

Planning decision

Case officer
Victoria Finch

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.

Source: Wychavon

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