Application Number W/25/02487/FUL
Status Application Refused

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  • Application
    Valid
    26/02/2026
  • Consultation
    End
    26/03/2026
  • Committee
    Meeting
    N/A
  • Decision

    Refusal
  • Decision
    Date
    28/05/2026
  • Appeal
    Started
    N/A
  • Appeal
    Decision
    N/A
Summary
Application Number W/25/02487/FUL
Location Address Stone Arrow Farm Peopleton Pershore WR10 2DZ
Proposal Expansion of existing Business Centre for Class B8 open storage yards, with associated access improvements and creation of new landscape buffer (part retrospective)
Status Refusal
Application Type Full planning permission
Appeal Decision N/A

Important Dates
Application Received Date 14/11/2025
Application Valid Date 26/02/2026
Consultation Start Date 27/02/2026
Site Visited / Site Notice Date
Consultation End 26/03/2026
Advert Expiry 26/03/2026
Committee Date (if applicable)
Committee Agenda
Decision Date 28/05/2026

Further Information
Expected Decision Level Delegated
Case Officer Charlotte Barry
Parish Peopleton
Ward Upton Snodsbury Ward
Applicant Mr Carl Powell
Agent Mr Ben Greenaway, Greenaway Planning Limited
Agent Address PO Box 937 Worcester WR4 4GS

Condition Details / Information Notes
The application site lies within the open countryside, outside any defined development boundary. The proposal seeks to extend the existing employment use onto additional land within the wider holding through the creation of further Class B8 open storage yard space. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate a local need for the scale and type of B8 use proposed, or that this site is an appropriate location for the intended occupier and use, having regard in particular to its relationship to the surrounding area, neighbouring amenity, the local highway network and the absence of a clear strategy to minimise the use of non-renewable resources and energy. Furthermore, the proposal has not been demonstrated to represent an acceptable form of rural employment development or farm diversification. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policies SWDPR03, SWDPR14 and SWDPR15 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework .
Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposed expansion of the site for Class B8 open storage use can be accommodated safely on the local highway network. In particular, the application fails to satisfactorily demonstrate the likely scale and nature of vehicle movements associated with the expanded yard, the number and type of commercial vehicles likely to use or be stored on the site, the adequacy of the access arrangements, the means by which vehicles would be prevented from waiting on the public highway, or how HGV routing through Peopleton would be effectively controlled. The site is also in an unsustainable location in transport terms, lacking safe and suitable pedestrian access, meaningful cycle infrastructure and accessible public transport. As such, the proposal has failed to demonstrate that it would provide safe and suitable access, avoid unacceptable impacts on highway safety, or minimise reliance on the private car. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policies SWDPR06 and SWDPR14 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
The proposal would result in the obstruction of the definitive line of Public Footpath PP-522 by reason of the siting of fencing and hedgerow planting, and no satisfactory amendment to the scheme or formal diversion of the route has been secured as part of the application. As such, the proposal fails to respond appropriately to an important site constraint and would result in an unacceptable impact on pedestrian connectivity and the public rights of way network, contrary to Policy SWDPR28 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
The proposal would extend open storage use onto additional land within the wider holding, resulting in a substantial surfaced yard area, boundary fencing and the open storage of large vehicles, trailers, plant and associated paraphernalia within a rural landscape characterised by fields, hedgerows, tree cover, winding lanes and a dispersed settlement pattern. The proposed planting and boundary treatment would not satisfactorily overcome the harmful visual and character impacts arising from the extension of this commercial use into the countryside. The proposal would therefore fail to conserve the character and appearance of the area and conflicts with Policy SWDPR34 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
Insufficient ecological information has been submitted in support of the application. No ecological survey, habitat assessment or other technical evidence has been provided to demonstrate that the scheme has avoided unacceptable harm to biodiversity interests, notwithstanding the site’s rural location and the presence of ecological features within the wider area. Furthermore, no meaningful ecological mitigation, compensation or enhancement has been submitted beyond incidental landscape planting. The proposal therefore fails to demonstrate that biodiversity interests would be conserved and enhanced and conflicts with Policy SWDPR29 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
By reason of the nature of the proposed use, including the storage of plant, equipment and commercial vehicles and the associated vehicle movements, manoeuvring and yard activity, the proposal has the potential to give rise to unacceptable levels of noise, disturbance, dust, emissions and general nuisance. No robust noise assessment, air quality information, lighting details or other substantive amenity evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that the retrospective extension of the yard use would not result in unacceptable harm to the living conditions of nearby occupiers, including the adjacent care home. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policies SWDPR35 and SWDPR41 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate, through a robust Water Management Statement, that site drainage and runoff would be managed in a sustainable and co-ordinated way or that the four pillars of Sustainable Drainage Systems would be achieved by the scheme. In particular, inadequate information has been provided in respect of water quality treatment, runoff control, amenity benefit and biodiversity benefit arising from the proposed drainage approach. The proposal therefore fails to demonstrate compliance with Policies SWDPR38 and SWDPR39 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
The site has a history of potentially contaminative use, including waste-related activity. Notwithstanding this, no site investigation, contamination assessment or other technical evidence has been submitted to establish the extent of contamination within the application site or to demonstrate that the land is, or can be made, suitable for the proposed use. The proposal therefore fails to demonstrate that unacceptable risks to human health, controlled waters, property or the wider environment would be avoided, contrary to Policy SWDPR42 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
Drawing no/s: Drg no. 6358-LM-XX-XX-DR-L-1000 – Existing and Proposed Landscape Drg no. 2542_004(D) – Yard Plans Drg no. 2542-003 (D) – Yard Location Plan
In dealing with the application the Council has implemented the requirement in paragraph 38 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. The Council has however been unable to seek solutions to problems arising from this application as the principal of the proposal is considered contrary to our statutory policies and negotiation would not overcome that reason for refusal. Despite the Council’s efforts, it is considered that planning permission should be refused for the reasons set out in the decision notice.

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Application Documents
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
Main street Peopleton 01/03/2026
main street peopleton 20/03/2026
49 Monks Way Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EH 10/03/2026
The Rectory Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EE 28/02/2026
Yarnton House Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EA 03/03/2026
Queen Anne Cottage Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EE 24/03/2026
9 Dineley Road Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EJ 14/03/2026
Wind Spinners Mace Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EG 23/03/2026
Churchill Farm Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2DZ 13/03/2026
33 Monks Way Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EH 17/03/2026
6 Perry Mill Road Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EW 18/03/2026
2 St Nicholas Road Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EN 02/03/2026
5 Bowbrook Cottages Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EF 26/03/2026
2 Dineley Close Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EL 02/03/2026
High House Monks Way Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EH 11/03/2026
2 Upper Norchard Cottage Norchard Lane Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2ED 17/03/2026
7 Old Glebe Pastures Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2HQ 04/03/2026
The Lilacs Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EA 27/02/2026
Baytree Cottage Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EE 24/03/2026
Yarnton House Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EA 18/03/2026
Cherry Trees Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EA 18/03/2026
20 Perry Mill Road Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EW 12/03/2026
10 Perry Mill Road Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EW 27/02/2026
Hallgarth House Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2DZ 02/03/2026
Jim Crow Corner Norchard Lane Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2ED 21/03/2026
Moat House Peopleton Pershore WR10 2EA 17/03/2026
1 Upper Norchard Cottage Norchard Lane Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2ED 23/03/2026
The Orchard Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EG 24/03/2026
14 Perry Mill Road Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EW 28/02/2026
Bredon Church Road Crowle WORCESTER WR7 4AT 24/03/2026
20 Monks Way Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EH 15/03/2026
7 Stonecroft Cottages Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EA 23/03/2026
Homestead, Main St, Peopleton Pershore WR10 2EG 15/03/2026
2 Upper Norchard Cottage Norchard Lane Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2ED 17/03/2026
Amberley Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EE 12/03/2026
13 Perry Mill Road Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EW 03/03/2026
Hops End House Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EE 03/03/2026
Three Gables Norchard Lane Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2ED 11/03/2026
37 Monks Way Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EH 17/03/2026
The Rectory Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EE 01/03/2026
Harvesbroke House Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EE 27/02/2026
23 Monks Way Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EH 26/03/2026
Barley Cottage Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EA 15/03/2026
Kingsleigh Main Street Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EA 26/03/2026
13 St Nicholas Road Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2EN 26/03/2026
Odd Sales At Stone Arrow Farm Peopleton WR10 2DZ 27/02/2026
Stonebow House Worcester Road Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2DY 27/02/2026
The Bungalow Stonebow House Worcester Road Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2DY 27/02/2026
The Carers Flat Stonebow House Worcester Road Peopleton PERSHORE WR10 2DY 27/02/2026

Consultee List


Name Organisation Sent Reply Due Reply Received
Asset Protection Team Severn Trent Water Limited 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Cllr Mrs Linda Robinson Upton Snodsbury Ward 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Drainage Engineer Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Emma Ridley Economic Development Officer 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Highways County Highways 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Mr G Simms Forestry Commission England 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Mr R Cooper & Mr J Jennings Hereford & Worcester Fire Service 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Mr S Bloomfield Worcestershire Wildlife Trust 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Mrs E Marshall Landscape Officer 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Mrs H Fleming Natural England 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Ms L Cope Peopleton Parish Council 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Policy Plans - General Policy Plans - General 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Tree Preservation Officer Tree Preservation Officer 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
WCC LLFA Planning Consultation WCC Lead Local Flood Authority 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Woodland Trust Woodland Trust 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Worcestershire County Council (Public Paths) 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Worcestershire Regulatory Services - Cont. Land Worcestershire Regulatory Services 27/02/2026 20/03/2026
Worcestershire Regulatory Services - Nuisance Worcestershire Regulatory Services 27/02/2026 20/03/2026

Constraints List


Constraints List
SWDP 5: Protect and Restore
Paper: Evesham Journal - Thursday
PD Rights Removed may apply: W/22/00427/FUL - Stone Arrow Farm, Peopleton, Pershore, WR10 2DZ
Minor Aquifer
Flood Zone 2: Medium
Flood Zone 3: High
Outside SWDP Development Boundary
Public Right of Way: Type- Footpath. Path No- PP-522 C
CIL008 - Non-Urban Area
Surface Water: High 1 in 30 extent
Surface Water: Medium 1 in 100 extent
Surface Water: Low 1 in 1000 extent
Wind Turbines
Policy Case ELA - 70-03. Stone Arrow Farm, Peopleton, Pershore, WR10 2DZ. Certificate of lawful use existing for change of use of land and buildings from agricultural to contractors yard for the storage of plant and materials and an office relating to civil engineering works.. Complete.
Policy Case ELA - WDC/112/EMP. Stone Arrow Farm, Peopleton, Pershore, WR10 2DZ. Retrospective change of use of a building and land from general B2 and B8 Use Classes to the buying, selling and repair of commercial vehicles (sui generis) . Complete.
Policy Case ELA - 70-03/A. Stone Arrow Farm, Peopleton, Pershore, WR10 2DZ. Retrospective application for the change of use of farmyard to storage of plant and machinery (construction). Complete.
SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas
SWDP 5: Protect and Enhance
Ancient Woodland
Local Wildlife Site
No associated appeals