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Worcester planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Worcester City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Worcester website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

47,833Searchable applications

183Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 45,156 approved or refused records

5,456Refused applications

39,700 approved · 5,456 refused · 2,197 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jul 1968 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 31 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas18 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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More application records

REFUSED81/1017
The raising of outer fence to above 1 metre high but below 2 metres high.
PRIORY HOUSE, 76, FLAG MEADOW WALK, WORCESTER WR 1 1QQ
Received 4 Sept 1981
Approval20/00540/CAN
T6 Irish Yew Remove ivy from base and crown of tree (exempt). T7 Yew Remove ivy from tree (exempt). Crown lift to 5.2m over highway and 2.4m over footpath. T8 Holly Crown lift to 2.4m over footpath. T9 Yew Crown lift to 2.4m over footpath. T12 Yew Crown lift to 2.4m over footpath.
Albany House Surgery 4 Albany Terrace WORCESTER WR1 3DU
Received 31 Jul 2020
REFUSEDA77/133
Wall mounted sign on black board measuring 20"x 18" and approximately 6' from ground level at its lowest point. The sign reads "THE WORCESTER BRASS CENTRE" in 2 1/4" high gold leaf lettering together with an arrow in gold indicating the shop premises.
Received 20 Jan 1978
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS PRE AUG 197772/0059
Outline application for the use of the land for depots and storage warehouses and the erection of buildings in connection therewith and the use of land for industrial purposes and the erection of an industrial building of 3,000 ft squared super. The construction of an access road from Blackpole Road.
UNITS F AND G, COSGROVE CLOSE, WORCESTER WR 3 8UA
Received 18 Feb 1972
WITHDRAWNA01A0039
Display of internally illuminated signs to front, side and rear elevations.
Unit 1 Tybridge Street
Received 13 Dec 2001
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONSP86C0260
Erect club building (Plots 2 & 3 Leisure Plots)
PERDISWELL YOUNG PEOPLES LEIS.CLUB, DROITWICH ROAD, WORCESTE
Received 14 Oct 1986
APPROVAL (PLANNING)P04L0429
Alteration to entrance porch.
The Timberdine (Harvester) Bath Road, WR5 3HP
Received 5 Jul 2004
REFUSAL (ADVERT)A98L0024
1no internally illuminated projecting sign (450mm diameter) and 2no externally illuminated fascia signs (individual gold letters, 300mm high, planted on wall).
2 Charles Street
Received 26 Feb 1998
REFUSAL (OUTLINE)P99B0243
Outline application for the erection of a dwelling.
83 Hawkwood Crescent
Received 7 Jun 1999
REFUSED78/0976
Erection of three general industrial buildings on land together with road layout and new vehicular access onto Wylds lane, Worcester (existing access to west of that now proposed to be stopped up).
UNIT F, PERRYWOOD TRADING PARK, WYLDS LANE, WORCESTER WR 5 1
Received 1 Dec 1978
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS84/0403
Reserved matters application for residential development.
Land adjacent to 26 Sydney Street Worcester
Received 24 Jul 1984
ApprovalP18D0155
Change of use from family foster care unit to 14 units of low cost accommodation (9no. studio apartments and 1 no. 5 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation)
2 STANLEY ROAD, WORCESTER WR5 1BE
Received 6 Apr 2018
WITHDRAWNP12D0241
Erection of two flats.
26 The Tything, Worcester
Received 11 Jun 2012
APPROVAL (PLANNING)P96L0562
Single storey rear side extension.
1 Perry Wood Close Worcester WR5 1EJ
Received 5 Dec 1996
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS83/1035
Alterations to front elevation and internal alterations.
4 FOREGATE STREET, WORCESTER WR1 1DB
Received 29 Nov 1983
Approval22/00964/HP
Proposed side and rear extension.
Rivermead 17 Wheatfield Avenue Worcester WR5 3HA
Received 2 Nov 2022
Approval22/00420/TPOA
Copper Beach - prune back overhanging limbs.
1 Chacewater Avenue WORCESTER WR3 7AW
Received 16 May 2022
WITHDRAWNA93L0072
3no internally illuminated signs to Broad Street entrance.
Mothercare, Units F29-34, Crowngate
Received 2 Nov 1993
REFUSED74/0778
Use as hostel for young people.
38, HAPPY LAND NORTH, WORCESTER WR 2 5DH
Received 6 Sept 1974
Approval26/00596/DOC
Approval of details reserved under condition 3 (Flue details) of planning permission 26/00307/FUL.
7 Foregate Street Worcester WR1 1DB
Received 7 Jul 2026
REFUSAL (OUTLINE)P06B0107
Outline application for the erection of a detached dwelling.
Land at Ashmount, 220 London Road, Worcester
Received 22 Feb 2006
APPROVAL (PLANNING)P00K0220
Erection of single storey rear extension.
39 Arundel Drive, WR5 2HU
Received 2 May 2000
APPROVAL (PLANNING)P04D0698
Replace windows on front elevation.
46 York Place, WR1 3DS
Received 27 Oct 2004
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS78/0004
THE ERECTION OF A GARAGE FOR PRIVATE CAR
259, TOLLADINE ROAD, WORCESTER WR 4 9AX
Received 17 Feb 1978

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Worcester City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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