| Application Number | W/25/01166/HP |
| Status | Application Refused |
Planning Online Status
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Application
Valid25/06/2025 -
Consultation
End17/07/2025 -
Committee
MeetingN/A -
Decision Refusal -
Decision
Date06/08/2025 -
Appeal
Started05/09/2025 -
Appeal
DecisionDismissed
| Summary | |
| Application Number | W/25/01166/HP |
| Location Address | Copperfield 2 Mount Pleasant Hindlip Lane Hindlip Worcester WR3 8SL |
| Proposal | Two storey front and rear extensions, external alterations including access ramp, realignment of retaining wall and extension to patio. |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | Householder Planning |
| Appeal Decision | Dismissed |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 02/06/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 25/06/2025 |
| Consultation Start Date | 25/06/2025 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 17/07/2025 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 06/08/2025 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Tom Gregory |
| Parish | Hindlip |
| Ward | North Claines & Salwarpe Ward |
| Applicant | Mr Ben Serrano |
| Agent | Mr John Thorne, Thorne Architecture Limited |
| Agent Address | The Creative Industries Centre Wolverhampton Science Park Glaisher Drive WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 9TG |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| By virtue of the design, scale and massing of the proposed extension, the development would have an unacceptable visual impact on the host dwelling and would not appear as a subservient addition. The proposed development would not represent high quality design that would integrate effectively with the host dwelling and its surroundings, with the proposed extension creating a visually dominant feature. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy SWDP21 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan, NPPF and the principles of the South Worcestershire Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document. The proposal would also represent a disproportionate addition over and above the size of the original building and would therefore constitute inappropriate development within the Green Belt, contrary to Paragraph 154 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| In dealing with the application the Council has implemented the requirement in paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework to work with the applicant in a positive and proactive way. We have made available detailed advice in the form of our statutory policies in the Development Plan, Supplementary Planning Documents, as well as offering a full pre-application advice service in order to ensure that the applicant has been given every opportunity to submit an application which is likely to be considered favourably. Unfortunately the submitted application is not considered to accord with the advice available nor was pre-application advice sought prior to its submission. As a result the Council has been unable to seek solutions to problems arising from this application as the amendments required to make the application acceptable are substantial and are considered to materially change the development proposals. They would require further consultation to be undertaken prior to determination which could not take place within the statutory determination period specified by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Despite the Council’s efforts, it is considered that the current planning application should be refused for the reasons set out in the decision notice. |
| Drawing no/s: 000 - Location & Block Plans 001 - Existing Plans and Elevations 002 - Proposed Plans and Elevations 900 – Proposed Site Plan 901 – Site Sections |
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| Address | Sent | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwood 1 Mount Pleasant Hindlip Lane Hindlip WORCESTER WR3 8SL | 25/06/2025 |
Consultee List
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Smyth | WDC - Archaeology & Planning Advisor | 25/06/2025 | 16/07/2025 | |
| Cllr Daniel Birch | North Claines & Salwarpe Ward | 25/06/2025 | 16/07/2025 | |
| Cllr Nicolas Wright | North Claines & Salwarpe Ward | 25/06/2025 | 16/07/2025 | |
| Highways | County Highways | 25/06/2025 | 16/07/2025 | |
| Mrs E Gallagher | Hindlip Parish Council | 25/06/2025 | 16/07/2025 | |
| Tree Preservation Officer | Tree Preservation Officer | 25/06/2025 | 16/07/2025 | |
| WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer | WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity | 25/06/2025 | 16/07/2025 | |
| Worcestershire County Council (Public Paths) | 25/06/2025 | 16/07/2025 |
Constraints List
| Constraints List |
| WDC Archaeology Consultation Area. Site: Hindlip Hall, The Drive, Hindlip, WORCESTER, WR3 8SP |
| Paper: Droitwich Advertiser - Thursday |
| Green Belt |
| Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
| CIL008 - Non-Urban Area |
| Tree Preservation Order - TPO/W/49/01/001/TPO |
| Wind Turbines |
| SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| SWDP 2: Greenbelt |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Restore |
| Public Right of Way: Type- Footpath. Path No- HP-507 C |
| Appeals Information | |
| Number | W/25/01166/HP |
| PINS Appeal Ref | 6000625 |
| Method | Fast track Householder/Commercial/Advert |
| Start date | 05/09/2025 |
| LPA Final Comments Due | |
| Interested Party Comments Due | |
| Inquiry Date | |
| Venue | |
| Decision | Dismissed |
| Issue Date | 03/12/2025 |
https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=6000625
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