| Application Number | W/25/02559/FUL |
| Status | Application Refused |
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Valid07/01/2026 -
Consultation
End12/03/2026 -
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Date04/08/2026 -
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| Summary | |
| Application Number | W/25/02559/FUL |
| Location Address | Court End Farm Plough Road Tibberton Droitwich Spa WR9 7NL |
| Proposal | Erection of 1no. dwelling with associated access and garage |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | Full planning permission |
| Appeal Decision | N/A |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 24/11/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 07/01/2026 |
| Consultation Start Date | 07/01/2026 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 12/03/2026 |
| Advert Expiry | 05/02/2026 |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 04/08/2026 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Julie Morgan |
| Parish | Tibberton |
| Ward | Bowbrook Ward |
| Applicant | Miss Lucy Taylor, Terra |
| Agent | Miss Lucy Taylor, Terra |
| Agent Address | Arleston Way Shirley Solihull B90 4LH |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| Policy SWDPR 03 The Spatial Development Strategy and Settlement Hierarchy sets out in Part D that ‘The Open Countryside is defined as land beyond any defined Development Boundary, where development will be strictly controlled subject to other policies in the Plan’. This policy is given significant weight as the recently adopted SWDPR Local Plan and SPD policies including a 5 year housing land supply with 20% buffer can be demonstrated, and needs to be upheld where material conditions do not amount to a deviation from this position. This proposal is a clear contradiction to the SWDPR Plan and therefore this proposal is refused. |
| The development would somewhat erode the rural character of the site through the introduction of residential development sited outside of the development boundary and extends development outwards to the east of the village with increased vehicular movements and the new introduction of built form. The Worcestershire Landscape Character Assessment places the site within the Tibberton Settled Farmlands with Pastoral Land Use Character Area which is characterised as having a rolling lowland topography with a settlement pattern being of farmsteads and wayside dwellings associated with a moderate to high level of dispersal and a small to medium scale of field pattern. The proposed development would expand the settlement beyond the existing and planned boundaries of Tibberton in an approach which is neither in accordance with the settlement hierarchy nor that does it respond adequately to its context. Overall, the development does not safeguard the character and openness of the open countryside and is considered to conflict with the aims and objectives of SWDPR 03 The Spatial Development Strategy & Settlement Hierarchy; SWDPR 28 Design; SWDPR 34 Landscape Character; The Worcestershire Landscape Character Assessment and the Wychavon Design Code SPD (June 2026) resulting in landscape harm to such a degree that justifies this refusal. |
| To ensure that the site can be adequately drained, the Drainage Engineers have requested the submission of infiltration test results to confirm if soakaways are acceptable. If infiltration cannot be achieved further details must be provided showing the correct attenuated discharge to the nearby watercourse. No development shall take place until a percolation test has been carried out in accordance with BRE Digest 365, (or such other equivalent guidance as may be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority) and the results of the percolation test to be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. No infiltration data has been submitted and therefore this proposed drainage strategy is contrary to SWDPR 38 Management of Flood Risk; SWDPR 39 Sustainable Drainage Systems; and SWDPR 40 Water Resources, Efficiency & Wastewater Treatment. |
| No details have been submitted for the provision nor monitoring of Biodiversity Net Gain and so these proposals are contrary to the aims and objective of the SWDPR 30: Biodiversity Net Gain. |
| In the absence of a Section 106 legal agreement, no secure arrangements are in place to secure the provision of and arrangements for the provision and monitoring of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) As such, the proposed development does not meet the objectives of sustainable development and cannot be delivered with acceptable impacts on the community and the environment. Therefore the application is contrary to adopted South Worcestershire Development Plan Review SWDPR30 as well as guidance contained in the National Planning Policy Framework. |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beech Tree House Plough Road Tibberton DROITWICH SPA WR9 7NL | 14/01/2026 | |
| Beech Tree House Plough Road Tibberton DROITWICH SPA WR9 7NL | 03/03/2026 |
Consultee List
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cllr Mrs Margaret Rowley | Bowbrook Ward | 07/01/2026 | 28/01/2026 | |
| Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 07/01/2026 | 28/01/2026 | |
| Highways | County Highways | 07/01/2026 | 28/01/2026 | |
| Katie Kehoe | Tibberton Parish Council | 07/01/2026 | 28/01/2026 | |
| WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer | WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity | 07/01/2026 | 28/01/2026 | |
| Highways | County Highways | 26/02/2026 | 12/03/2026 |
Constraints List
| Constraints List |
| SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| Wind Turbines |
| CIL008 - Non-Urban Area |
| Paper: Droitwich Advertiser - Thursday |
| Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Restore |
| Surface Water: Low 1 in 1000 extent |
| Surface Water: High 1 in 30 extent |
| Surface Water: Medium 1 in 100 extent |
| Public Right of Way: Type- Footpath. Path No- TB-524 C |
| No associated appeals |
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