| Application Number | W/26/01534/HP |
| Status | Application Refused |
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Application
Valid02/07/2026 -
Consultation
End30/07/2026 -
Committee
MeetingN/A -
Decision Refusal -
Decision
Date27/08/2026 -
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Appeal
DecisionN/A
| Summary | |
| Application Number | W/26/01534/HP |
| Location Address | Old Ridgeway Farm Cottage Crown Lane Wychbold Droitwich Spa WR9 0BX |
| Proposal | Demolition of existing lean-to-side extension, construction of single and two-storey side and rear extensions with interfacing work and internal alterations |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | Householder Planning |
| Appeal Decision | N/A |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 02/07/2026 |
| Application Valid Date | 02/07/2026 |
| Consultation Start Date | 03/07/2026 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 30/07/2026 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 27/08/2026 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Evie Pugh |
| Parish | Dodderhill |
| Ward | Dodderhill Ward |
| Applicant | Mr & Mrs Hill |
| Agent | Mr Sol Conway, DjdGroup |
| Agent Address | 2 St Oswald's Road Worcester WR1 1HZ |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| Drawing no/s: L228-DJD-XX-ZZ-DR-A-001 L228-DJD-XX-ZZ-DR-A-002 L228-DJD-XX-XX-DR-A-01 L228-DJD-XX-XX-DR-A-030 Application form Old Ridgeway Farm Cottage Pra And Bat Survey May 2026 V1.0 L228 8.0 2026 01 09 Water Managment Statement L228 8.0 Design Access And Heritage Statement (a) Compressed L228 8.0 HER Email Doc - Wsm60519 L228 8.0 Energy Assesment (a) |
| Positive and Proactive Statement. In dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following ways: - providing pre-application advice 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. |
| Given the significant increase in built form, scale, bulk and massing, the proposal would exceed what could reasonably be regarded as a proportionate extension to the original dwelling and would therefore fail to meet the exception under Policy GB7. The development would consequently constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy SWDPR 04 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and Policies GB6 and GB7 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| The proposed development, by reason of its scale, form, two-storey massing, siting towards the historically sensitive western end of the dwelling and contrasting material palette, would constitute an overly substantial and visually dominant addition that would fail to remain appropriately subordinate to the host cottage. The proposal would not be of a high quality design and would erode the established vernacular character, legibility and significance of the dwelling as a non-designated heritage asset and detract from its positive contribution to the rural character of Crown Lane. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policies SWDPR05, SWDPR09, SWDPR28 and SWDPR33 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and Policies DP3and HE7 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunningdale Crown Lane Wychbold DROITWICH SPA WR9 0BX | 03/07/2026 |
Consultee List
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cllr Rick Deller | Dodderhill Ward | 03/07/2026 | 24/07/2026 | |
| Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 03/07/2026 | 24/07/2026 | |
| Gill Lungley | Dodderhill Parish Council | 03/07/2026 | 24/07/2026 | |
| Highways | County Highways | 03/07/2026 | 24/07/2026 | |
| WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer | WDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity | 03/07/2026 | 24/07/2026 | |
| Worcestershire Regulatory Services - Cont. Land | Worcestershire Regulatory Services | 03/07/2026 | 24/07/2026 |
Constraints List
| Constraints List |
| CIL008 - Non-Urban Area |
| Paper: Droitwich Advertiser - Thursday |
| Landfill Consultation |
| Green Belt |
| Pre-SWDPR - Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
| Wind Turbines |
| Pre-SWDPR - SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| Pre-SWDPR - SWDP 2: Greenbelt |
| Pre-SWDPR - SWDP 5: Protect and Restore |
| SWDPR 19: Designated Rural Areas-Meeting Affordable Housing Needs |
| SWDPR 04: Greenbelt |
| SWDPR South Worcestershire Boundary: Wychavon District Council |
| SWDPR 29: Malvern Hills SSSI Mitigation Strategy Zone of Influence |
| SWDPR 43: Terrace and Glacial Sand and Gravel-Minerals and Waste Safeguarding |
| Historic Landfill Consultation (within 250m) |
| No associated appeals |
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