| Application Number | W/25/02358/FUL |
| Status | Application Approved |
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Valid24/11/2025 -
Consultation
End19/12/2025 -
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MeetingN/A -
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Decision
Date09/01/2026 -
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| Summary | |
| Application Number | W/25/02358/FUL |
| Location Address | 23 Pitchers Hill Wickhamford Evesham WR11 7RT |
| Proposal | Siting of shepherds hut in rear garden for use as short term holiday accommodation and to accommodate family visitors. |
| Status | Approval |
| Application Type | Full planning permission |
| Appeal Decision | N/A |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 30/10/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 24/11/2025 |
| Consultation Start Date | 28/11/2025 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 19/12/2025 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 09/01/2026 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Isabelle Badland |
| Parish | Wickhamford |
| Ward | Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham Ward |
| Applicant | Helen Knowles |
| Agent | Helen Knowles |
| Agent Address | 23 Pitchers Hill Wickhamford Evesham WR11 7RT |
| 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/consent, 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/drawings/documents – Proposed front elevation (received by the Local Planning Authority 10/11/2025) Proposed rear elevation (received by the Local Planning Authority 10/11/2025) Existing Block Plan (received by the Local Planning Authority 10/11/2025) Proposed side elevations (received by the Local Planning Authority 10/11/2025) Proposed floor plan (received by the Local Planning Authority 10/11/2025) Proposed Block Plan with Parking (received by the Local Planning Authority 12/11/2025) Proposed Block Plan with fencing (received by the Local Planning Authority 8/01/2025) Site Location Plan (received by the Local Planning Authority 25/11/2025) 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 external materials of the proposed shepherd hut hereby permitted shall be constructed in accordance with the materials specified on the application form and shall be finished in RAL 7016 for the galvanised tin and RAL 6005 for the wooden window frames and doors, or equivalent finish approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason : To ensure a satisfactory external appearance of the development and that high-quality materials and finishes are used, in accordance with Policies SWDP 21 and SWDP 25 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (2016) and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework |
| Prior to the first use/occupation of the development hereby permitted, the details set out in the submitted Water Management Statement shall be fully implemented and remain thereafter. Reason: To ensure that an appropriate sustainable drainage system is provided to serve the development in accordance with policy SWDP29 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan, 2016 and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| The holiday accommodation hereby approved shall be occupied for holiday purposes only and shall not be occupied as a person or persons’ sole, or main place of residence. Reason: The proposed accommodation is only acceptable as a holiday let/ tourism development and is to protect the surrounding established character and residential amenity, in accordance with SWDP21 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan, 2016. Its use as a permanent residence would be inappropriate within the development boundary and contrary to the objectives of these policies promoting tourism and protecting the local residential character and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| No person or group of persons shall occupy the holiday accommodation hereby permitted for more than 28 days consecutive days at a time and no same person or group of persons shall occupy the accommodation for more than 156 days in any one calendar year. The owners/operators of the site shall maintain an up-to date register of the names of all occupiers of the accommodation, their duration/ dates of stay, and of their main home address (i.e. place of residence) and shall make this information available at all reasonable times to the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure that the development hereby permitted is used for the specific use applied for, to prevent unrestricted residential development and in the interests of ensuring adjoining amenities and a sustainable pattern of development, in accordance with polices SWDP1, SWDP2, SWDP4, SWDP6, SWDP21, SWDP24 and SWDP35 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Pitchers Hill Wickhamford EVESHAM WR11 7RT | 25/11/2025 | |
| 25 Pitchers Hill Wickhamford EVESHAM WR11 7RT | 25/11/2025 | |
| 26 Drysdale Close Wickhamford EVESHAM WR11 7RZ | 25/11/2025 |
Consultee List
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cllr Emma Kearsey | Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham Ward | 24/11/2025 | 15/12/2025 | |
| Cllr Emma Sims | Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham Ward | 24/11/2025 | 15/12/2025 | |
| Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 24/11/2025 | 15/12/2025 | |
| Highways | County Highways | 24/11/2025 | 15/12/2025 | |
| Mrs A Evans | Wickhamford Parish Council | 24/11/2025 | 15/12/2025 | |
| Worcestershire Regulatory Services (Enquiries) | Worcestershire Regulatory Services | 28/11/2025 | 19/12/2025 |
Constraints List
| Constraints List |
| Paper: Evesham Journal - Thursday |
| CIL008 - Non-Urban Area |
| Wind Turbines |
| SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| SWDP 2: Development Boundary |
| SWDP 11: Vale of Evesham Heavy Goods Vehicles Control Zone |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Restore |
| Minor Aquifer |
| No associated appeals |
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