| Application Number | W/26/00033/PIP |
| Status | Application Refused |
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Application
Valid09/01/2026 -
Consultation
End29/01/2026 -
Committee
MeetingN/A -
Decision Refusal -
Decision
Date03/02/2026 -
Appeal
StartedN/A -
Appeal
DecisionN/A
| Summary | |
| Application Number | W/26/00033/PIP |
| Location Address | Land Adjacent To Knowle Fields Cottage Worcester Road Knowle Fields Cookhill |
| Proposal | Permission in Principle for 6 no. self build houses |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | Permission in Principle |
| Appeal Decision | N/A |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 07/01/2026 |
| Application Valid Date | 09/01/2026 |
| Consultation Start Date | 09/01/2026 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 29/01/2026 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 03/02/2026 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Gillian McDermott |
| Parish | Cookhill |
| Ward | Inkberrow Ward |
| Applicant | Mr Francis |
| Agent | Mrs Stevens |
| Agent Address | ARB Architecture Fullers Mill Childswickham Road Broadway WR12 7HB |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| The proposed development by reason of its location would conflict with the aims of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework to reduce reliance on the private car as a means of transport. The proposal would fail to minimise the demand for travel for the day to day needs for future occupiers and fail to offer sustainable travel choices. Further, the development would be inappropriate in the Green Belt and result in substantial harm to its openness. Therefore, the proposal would be contrary to Policies SWDP1, SWDP2 and SWDP4 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework as a whole, and with particular regard to Chapter 9, that requires development to minimise the demand for travel and offer genuinely sustainable travel choices and Chapter 13 - protecting Green Belt land. |
| The development would visually detract from the rural appearance of the surrounding landscape, creating built up encroachment into the open countryside resulting in a more domesticated and suburban effect. Further, the development would result in an incongruous form of development with its northern boundary extending significantly further back than the dwellings to the west and create a clustering of development resulting in harm to the landscape character of the area. This would be in direct conflict with Policies SWDP 2, SWDP21 and SWDP25 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| Refused plan number: DWG No. 002 - Site Location Plan and Site Plan |
| Positive and Proactive Statement. In dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following ways:-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. This is in accordance with paragraph 39 of the NPPF. Despite these efforts, the Council still consider that planning permission should be refused for the reasons set out above. |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Cedars Worcester Road Knowle Fields Cookhill ALCESTER B49 5LS | 09/01/2026 | 22/01/2026 |
| Cladswell Hall Farm Cladswell Lane Cookhill ALCESTER B49 5JT | 09/01/2026 | |
| Knowle Fields Cottage Worcester Road Knowle Fields Cookhill ALCESTER B49 5LS | 09/01/2026 | |
| Knowle Thatch Worcester Road Knowle Fields Cookhill ALCESTER B49 5LS | 09/01/2026 | |
| The Willows Worcester Road Knowle Fields Cookhill ALCESTER B49 5LS | 09/01/2026 |
Consultee List
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Smyth | WDC - Archaeology & Planning Advisor | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 | |
| Asset Protection Team | Severn Trent Water Limited | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 | |
| Cllr Ben Hurdman | Inkberrow Ward | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 | |
| Cllr Nick Dawkes | Inkberrow Ward | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 | |
| Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 | |
| Environment Agency | West Area Planning | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 | |
| Highways | County Highways | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 | |
| Housing Team - WDC | Housing - WDC | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 | |
| Mr S Bloomfield | Worcestershire Wildlife Trust | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 | |
| Mrs E Marshall | Landscape Officer | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 | |
| Ms K Brazier | Cookhill Parish Council | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 | |
| Projects & Emergency Planning | WDC Projects & Emergency Planning | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 | |
| Tree Preservation Officer | Tree Preservation Officer | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 | |
| WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer | WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 | |
| Worcestershire & Herefordshire LMC Ltd | Local Medical Committee | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 | |
| Worcestershire Regulatory Services - Cont. Land | Worcestershire Regulatory Services | 09/01/2026 | 23/01/2026 |
Constraints List
| Constraints List |
| Paper: Evesham Journal - Thursday |
| CIL008 - Non-Urban Area |
| Contaminated Land |
| Paper: Redditch Advertiser - Thursday |
| Flood Zone 3: High |
| Landfill Consultation |
| Green Belt |
| Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
| Flood Zone 2: Medium |
| Surface Water: High 1 in 30 extent |
| Surface Water: Medium 1 in 100 extent |
| Surface Water: Low 1 in 1000 extent |
| Wind Turbines |
| SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| SWDP 2: Greenbelt |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Restore |
| Local Wildlife Site |
| No associated appeals |
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