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Worcester City Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Worcester City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
33,986Searchable applications
166Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 31,389 approved or refused records
3,076Refused applications

28,313 approved · 3,076 refused · 2,140 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Nov 1982 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

  1. APPROVAL (PLANNING)P09D0165

    Alteration, refurbishment and extensions to include demolition of 20th century additions to ground floor side and rear of the original Regency House; erection of single storey rear extension and two storey side extension, along with alterations and restoration of original Regency building including stripping out bathrooms and replacing rear windows. Insertion of stairwell window to north elevation.

    22 Britannia Square, WR1 3DH

    Received 15 Apr 2009
  2. Approval21/00324/HP

    Single storey rear extension and conversion of outbuilding to form office space

    5 Worboys Road Worcester WR2 4JJ

    Received 29 Mar 2021
  3. APPROVED WITH CONDITIONSP88C0593

    Replace conservatory with study.

    CONIFER, 23, SWINTON LANE, WORCESTER WR 2 4JP

    Received 20 Oct 1988
  4. APPROVAL (TREES)T01J0020

    Reduce the length of low branches from 2 oak trees.

    Four Oaks, 10 Leopard Rise

    Received 29 Aug 2001
  5. ApprovalD18D0130

    Discharge of conditions of P17D0101

    3 FIELD TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR5 3BN

    Received 4 Oct 2018
  6. Approval22/00238/GPDE

    Rear kitchen extension

    98 Brickfields Road Worcester Worcestershire WR4 9TZ

    Received 23 Mar 2022
  7. WITHDRAWNL10A0061

    Erection of a satellite dish on the rear point of St Mary's Court.

    St Mary's Court, Sansome Walk, WR1 1NU

    Received 1 Jul 2010
  8. WITHDRAWNP07B0555

    Demolition of bungalow and erection of 3 no. dwellings.

    Land at Tweenways, 1 Redhill Lane

    Received 24 Sept 2007
  9. APPROVAL (PLANNING)P12A0201

    Retrospective application for the erection of a rear conservatory and replacement of a flat roof with a pitched roof.

    42 Lowell Street Worcester

    Received 15 May 2012
  10. APPROVED WITH CONDITIONSP87C0435

    Proposed extension to form new lecture theatre and lobby.

    ST OSWALDS LODGE - ALICE OTTLEY, 53, BRITANNIA SQUARE, WORCE

    Received 1 Oct 1987
  11. APPROVAL (PLANNING)P09L0396

    Proposed two storey side extension.

    24 Badger Gardens, WR5 3TG

    Received 22 Sept 2009
  12. Approval19/00934/HP

    Single storey domestic extension.

    173 Oldbury Road Worcester WR2 6AR

    Received 3 Dec 2019
  13. APPROVAL (PLANNING)P03K0422

    Proposed single storey front extension.

    70 Grasshopper Avenue, WR5 3TB

    Received 28 Jul 2003
  14. Refusal22/00161/HP

    Proposed Two Storey Side Extension

    18 Barbers Close Worcester WR4 9XX

    Received 25 Feb 2022
  15. APPROVED WITH CONDITIONSL87C0058

    Listed Building Consent application to erect lecture theatre extension.

    ST OSWALDS LODGE - ALICE OTTLEY, 53, BRITANNIA SQUARE, WORCE

    Received 1 Oct 1987
  16. APPROVAL (L.B.C)L06D0018

    Repair works to basin wall.

    Basin Wall, adjacent to Diglis Lock Cottage, Basin Road, WR5 3DA

    Received 22 Feb 2006
  17. APPROVAL (PLANNING)P99G0237

    Proposed extension to brick wall and relocation of gate.

    5 Daty Croft, WR4 0JB

    Received 3 Jun 1999
  18. APPROVAL (PLANNING)P16C0523

    Two storey side extension, garage and rear conservatory

    13 HAYFIELD CLOSE, WORCESTER, WR2 5UQ

    Received 30 Oct 2016
  19. REFUSAL (PLANNING)P08M0601

    Proposed erection of a dormer bungalow between 414 and 416 Astwood Road on land to the rear of 200a Bilford Road.

    200a Bilford Road, WR3 8HL

    Received 22 Oct 2008
  20. APPROVAL (PLANNING)P98A0298

    Erection of two pairs of semi-detached dwellings.

    Corner of Oldbury Road and Brookside Road, Worcester

    Received 20 Jul 1998
  21. WITHDRAWNA07D0006

    Proposed illuminated fascia sign.

    10 College Street, WR1 2LU

    Received 30 Jan 2007
  22. APPROVAL (PLANNING)P17G0351

    Refurbishment and re-cladding of Aconbury East building including new link bridge to main hospital

    Worcestershire Royal Hospital Charles Hastings Way Worcester WR5 1DD

    Received 4 Jul 2017
  23. Approval24/00290/HP

    Two storey rear extension

    71 Riverview Close Worcester Worcestershire WR2 6DA

    Received 26 Apr 2024
  24. APPROVAL (ADVERT)A96G0033

    14no non-illuminated signs consisting of: 5no sets of individually applied letters and logo attached to the building; 1no double sided free standing entrance sign; 3no single sided post signs; and 5no wall mounted signs.

    Plumb Center, Plot 1, Berkeley Business Park, Wainwright Road, Warndon, Worcester

    Received 9 May 1996

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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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