| Application Number | W/26/00598/FUL |
| Status | Application Refused |
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Application
Valid22/04/2026 -
Consultation
End02/06/2026 -
Committee
MeetingN/A -
Decision Refusal -
Decision
Date17/06/2026 -
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| Summary | |
| Application Number | W/26/00598/FUL |
| Location Address | Briarleigh Worcester Road Wychbold Droitwich Spa WR9 7PE |
| Proposal | The use of outbuilding as dance studio for the purpose of running business from the existing residential property. |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | Full planning permission |
| Appeal Decision | N/A |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 16/03/2026 |
| Application Valid Date | 22/04/2026 |
| Consultation Start Date | 24/04/2026 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 02/06/2026 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 17/06/2026 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Isabelle Badland |
| Parish | Dodderhill |
| Ward | Dodderhill Ward |
| Applicant | Miss Stephanie Lode |
| Agent | Mr Harvey Habgood, HABdesigns Ltd |
| Agent Address | 2 Millennium Court Buntsford Park Road Bromsgrove B60 3DX |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| The proposed development constitutes a main town centre use located outside a defined Town, District or Local Centre. No Sequential Test has been submitted to demonstrate that there are no suitable and available sites within a defined centre or edge-of-centre location capable of accommodating the proposed use. Furthermore, insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposal would not have a significant adverse impact on the vitality and viability of existing centres, or on existing, committed or planned investment within such centres. As a result, the Local Planning Authority cannot be satisfied that the proposal complies with the sequential approach to site selection for main town centre uses or that it would safeguard the role and function of nearby centres. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy SWDPR13(C) of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review 2026 and paragraph 91 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| The applicant has failed to provide sufficient information to demonstrate that the proposed development would achieve a safe and suitable access arrangement and adequate on-site parking, turning and manoeuvring facilities. In particular, insufficient details have been submitted regarding the operation of the proposed dance studio, anticipated visitor numbers, the level of parking provision required, the means of access to the rear of the site, vehicle turning arrangements, and compliance with the Worcestershire County Council Streetscape Design Guide in respect of parking layout, manoeuvring space and cycle parking provision. In the absence of this information, it has not been demonstrated that the development would avoid unacceptable impacts on highway safety, provide safe and suitable access for all users, or ensure that vehicles can enter, park, turn and leave the site in a forward gear without causing obstruction to the adjacent A38 Worcester Road. Accordingly, the proposal fails to demonstrate compliance with Policy SWDPR 6 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review,2026 and paragraphs 115 and 116 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| No such noise assessment has been submitted and, as such, the Council cannot be satisfied that the proposed dance studio would not result in unacceptable levels of noise and disturbance to the occupiers of nearby residential properties. In the absence of a robust assessment, it has not been demonstrated that the proposal would adequately protect residential amenity or that any necessary mitigation measures could be secured to ensure an acceptable living environment for neighbouring occupiers. The proposal therefore fails to accord with Policy SWDPR35 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review,2026 which seeks to ensure that development does not give rise to unacceptable impacts from noise and disturbance and is contrary to the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| Refused drawing no/s: Location Plan 03 Block Plan 04 B Proposed Building 02 D |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Civic Centre Queen Elizabeth Drive PERSHORE WR10 1PT | 07/05/2026 | |
| 11 Baxter Drive Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7RZ | 24/04/2026 | |
| 35 De Wyche Road Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7PL | 24/04/2026 | |
| 36 De Wyche Road Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7PL | 24/04/2026 | |
| 37 De Wyche Road Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7PL | 24/04/2026 | |
| 38 De Wyche Road Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7PL | 24/04/2026 | |
| 39 De Wyche Road Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7PL | 24/04/2026 | |
| 40 De Wyche Road Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7PL | 24/04/2026 | |
| 41 De Wyche Road Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7PL | 24/04/2026 | |
| 42 De Wyche Road Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7PL | 24/04/2026 | |
| 43 De Wyche Road Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7PL | 24/04/2026 | |
| 44 De Wyche Road Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7PL | 24/04/2026 | |
| 45 De Wyche Road Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7PL | 24/04/2026 | |
| 46 De Wyche Road Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7PL | 24/04/2026 | |
| Caerwedros Worcester Road Wychbold WR9 7PE | 24/04/2026 | |
| Mercia Cars Wychbold Garage Worcester Road Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7PE | 24/04/2026 | |
| Wychbold Garage Worcester Road Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7PE | 24/04/2026 | |
| Wychbold Garage House Worcester Road Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 7PE | 24/04/2026 |
Consultee List
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cllr Rick Deller | Dodderhill Ward | 24/04/2026 | 15/05/2026 | |
| Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 24/04/2026 | 15/05/2026 | |
| Gill Lungley | Dodderhill Parish Council | 24/04/2026 | 15/05/2026 | |
| Highways | County Highways | 24/04/2026 | 15/05/2026 | |
| Worcestershire Regulatory Services - Air Quality | Worcestershire Regulatory Services | 24/04/2026 | 15/05/2026 | |
| Worcestershire Regulatory Services - Cont. Land | Worcestershire Regulatory Services | 24/04/2026 | 15/05/2026 | |
| Worcestershire Regulatory Services - Nuisance | Worcestershire Regulatory Services | 24/04/2026 | 15/05/2026 |
Constraints List
| Constraints List |
| Air Quality Management Area Consultation |
| Paper: Droitwich Advertiser - Thursday |
| CIL008 - Non-Urban Area |
| Contaminated Land |
| Landfill Consultation |
| Wind Turbines |
| SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| SWDP 2: Development Strategy and Settlement Hierarchy, Wychbold Settlement Development Boundary |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Enhance |
| Surface Water: Low 1 in 1000 extent |
| No associated appeals |
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