Application Number W/25/01050/FUL
Status Application Approved

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  • Application
    Valid
    29/01/2026
  • Consultation
    End
    10/03/2026
  • Committee
    Meeting
    N/A
  • Decision

    Approval
  • Decision
    Date
    13/03/2026
  • Appeal
    Started
    N/A
  • Appeal
    Decision
    N/A
Summary
Application Number W/25/01050/FUL
Location Address Chestnut Farm Clacks Farm Lane Boreley Ombersley Droitwich Spa WR9 0HX
Proposal Agricultural building with hardstanding.
Status Approval
Application Type Full planning permission
Appeal Decision N/A

Important Dates
Application Received Date 15/05/2025
Application Valid Date 29/01/2026
Consultation Start Date 28/05/2025
Site Visited / Site Notice Date
Consultation End 10/03/2026
Advert Expiry
Committee Date (if applicable)
Committee Agenda
Decision Date 13/03/2026

Further Information
Expected Decision Level Delegated
Case Officer Karen Wightman (Mrs)
Parish Ombersley
Ward Ombersley Ward
Applicant Mr S Horsley-Gubbins
Agent Miss Sally Moore, The Rural Planning Co
Agent Address The Farm Office Millridge Farm Parsons Lane Hartlebury DY11 7YQ

Condition Details / Information Notes
The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. Reason: To conform with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
Unless where required or allowed by other conditions attached to this permission , the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the information (including details on the proposed materials) provided on the application form and the following plans: J008745-01, J008745-03, J008745-11, RPC 914 D 01. Reason: To define the permission in accordance with Policy SWDP1 and SWDP2 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
The storage building, hereby approved, shall be used only for the purposes of agriculture or forestry as defined in Section 336(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 as amended and for no other purpose or use whatsoever. Reason: The nature of the development is such that it is only considered acceptable in this location having regard to its proposed use, in accordance with Policy SWDP2 (c) of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (February 2016).
The approved Biodiversity Gain Plan required by paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 shall be implemented in accordance with the details and timescale agreed within the Plan and maintained thereafter in accordance with the approved [Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP). Reason: To ensure that the proposed development delivers a biodiversity net gain in accordance with Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and SWDP22 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
The effect of paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is that planning permission granted for the development of land in England is deemed to have been granted subject to the condition “(the biodiversity gain condition”) that development may not begin unless: (a) a Biodiversity Gain Plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and (b) the planning authority has approved the plan. Subject to Paragraph 14(2) of Schedule 7A TCPA 1990 The biodiversity gain plan must include: (a) information about the steps taken or to be taken to minimise the adverse effect of the development on the biodiversity of the onsite habitat and any other habitat; (b) the pre-development biodiversity value of the onsite habitat; (c) the post-development biodiversity value of the onsite habitat; Advice about how to prepare a Biodiversity Gain Plan and a template can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/submit-a-biodiversity-gain-plan
Positive and Proactive Statement. In dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following ways:- - seeking further information following receipt of the application; - seeking amendments to the proposed development following receipt of the application; - considering the imposition of conditions and or the completion of a s.106 legal agreement. In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.

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Document Type Date Description File Size Drawing/Rev Number
Application Documents
Biodiversity Net Gain
Application Plans
Neighbour and Other Response
Statutory Consultee Response
Decision

Consultation Responses

Neighbour List


In addition to consultations with the consultee listed, we will publicise the application in accordance with national requirements and our local policy. This publicity usually takes the form of letters to nearby properties, the posting of site notices and/or the placing of a public notice in our local newspapers.


Address Sent Reply Received
Clacks Farm Clacks Farm Lane Boreley Ombersley DROITWICH SPA WR9 0HX 25/06/2025
Clacks Farm Clacks Farm Lane Boreley Ombersley DROITWICH SPA WR9 0HX 23/02/2026
Tytchney Gables Boreley Lane Lineholt Ombersley DROITWICH SPA WR9 0HZ 24/06/2025
Tytchney Gables Boreley Lane Lineholt Ombersley DROITWICH SPA WR9 0HZ 25/06/2025
Thistledome Boreley Lane Lineholt Ombersley DROITWICH SPA WR9 0HZ 24/06/2025

Consultee List


Name Organisation Sent Reply Due Reply Received
Angie Astley Ombersley and Doverdale Parish Council 28/05/2025 18/06/2025
Cllr Christopher Day Ombersley Ward 28/05/2025 18/06/2025
Drainage Engineer Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership 28/05/2025 18/06/2025
Highways County Highways 28/05/2025 18/06/2025
WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity 28/05/2025 18/06/2025
Angie Astley Ombersley and Doverdale Parish Council 03/02/2026
Cllr Christopher Day Ombersley Ward 03/02/2026
Drainage Engineer Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership 03/02/2026
Highways County Highways 03/02/2026
WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity 03/02/2026

Constraints List


Constraints List
Paper: Kidderminster Shuttle - Thursd
Major Aquifer
CIL008 - Non-Urban Area
Outside SWDP Development Boundary
Paper: Droitwich Advertiser - Thursday
Wind Turbines
SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas
SWDP 5: Protect and Enhance
Neighbourhood Plan: NPA Boundaries - Ombersley and Doverdale. Adopted: 13/10/2021
Surface Water: Low 1 in 1000 extent
No associated appeals