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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
34,388Searchable applications
166Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 31,778 approved or refused records
3,115Refused applications

28,663 approved · 3,115 refused · 2,153 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. REFUSAL (PLANNING)P94H0173

    Change of use from former vacant industrial unit to wholesale, display, distribution and retail of household and fancy goods.

    Unit 6, Sherriff Street Trading Estate, Worcester WR4 9AB

    Received 27 Apr 1994
  2. CONS TREE GIVENC18D0033

    Remove Conifer at the rear of the property located at the right hand side of the house about 5-6 feet away from house. Remove small tree at the rear of the property.

    95 LONDON ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 2DZ

    Received 1 Aug 2018
  3. Approval20/00572/CAN

    1. Neighbour's Yew Hedge (1 Lansdowne Crescent) in need of trimming - arborist has equipment to enable this to be done 2. Neighbour's Eucalyptus tree (3 Lansdowne Crescent) - overhanging branch into garden, requires cutting back to boundary/trunk 3. Neighbour's Yew Hedge (3 Lansdowne Crescent) - grown too high and dangerous to fish in pond in front of it - arborist has equipment to enable this to be done 4. Ash Tree - Raise canopy 5 metres above the ground 5. Neighbour's Holme Oak (3 Lansdowne Crescent) - raising canopy as large overhanging branches over garden area. The work to consist of removing the lower branches, which are touching the ground. However the branches to be removed would be no larger than 100mm in diameter

    2 Lansdowne Crescent Worcester WR3 8JE

    Received 10 Aug 2020
  4. Prior approval refusedPRA07P04

    Proposed telecommunications installation on behalf of T-Mobile UK Limited consisting of a 11.7m high phase 3 monopole with associated equipment cabinets at ground level on land at Cotswold Way.

    Land at Cotswold Way, Warndon

    Received 18 Jul 2007
  5. APPROVAL (PLANNING)P09A0114

    Erection of a smoking shelter.

    8 Barbourne Road, Worcester WR1 1HT

    Received 16 Mar 2009
  6. APPROVAL (PLANNING)P93K0624

    Single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.

    37 Ransom Avenue Worcester WR5 3AL

    Received 31 Dec 1993
  7. APPROVED WITH CONDITIONSP86C0435

    EXTENSION TO DOCTORS SURGERY

    Harrington Court 93 Lowesmoor Worcester WR1 2SA

    Received 14 Oct 1986
  8. APPROVAL (PLANNING)P12D0498

    Proposed change of use from A1 (Retail) to A2 (financial and professional services).

    Unit 7D St Martins Quarter Worcester

    Received 22 Nov 2012
  9. APPROVAL (PLANNING)P15Q0488

    Works to increase land level and erection of fence to right hand side of property.

    15 TAVERN ORCHARD, WORCESTER WR4 0NS

    Received 17 Nov 2015
  10. APPROVAL (PLANNING)P98L0194

    Proposed floodlighting of Cathedral.

    Worcester Cathedral, College Yard

    Received 15 May 1998
  11. APPROVED WITH CONDITIONSP87C0063

    Alterations to rear extension and shop front.

    59/60 THE TYTHING, WORCESTER WR1 1JT

    Received 27 Apr 1987
  12. Discharge of Conditions CompleteD17Q0022

    Request for confirmation of compliance with conditions 7 and 20 of planning application P14Q0023.

    Land east of Nunnery Way, North of the A44

    Received 5 Mar 2017
  13. APPROVED WITH CONDITIONSP85C0467

    Erection of 5'0" timber fence.

    2, EDWARD CLOSE, WORCESTER

    Received 5 Nov 1985
  14. PR APP GRANTED (TEL)PRA14K03

    Application for prior notification of proposed replacement telecommunications equipment

    Land at Oldbury Road, Worcester

    Received 9 Apr 2014
  15. Refusal20/00631/FUL

    Proposed new dwelling

    35 Diglis Road Worcester WR5 3BW

    Received 28 Aug 2020
  16. REFUSAL (PLANNING)P01L0663

    Erection of three one bedroomed flats.

    24/25 Spring Lane

    Received 12 Nov 2001
  17. Approval24/00135/CLPU

    Rear Extension

    6 Lobelia Close Worcester Worcestershire WR5 3RR

    Received 23 Feb 2024
  18. Discharge of Conditions CompleteD13D0115

    Discharge of conditions - P13D0056.

    57 Diglis Lane, WR5 3DQ

    Received 27 Sept 2013
  19. APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS84/0120

    Erection of a study/wc extension.

    2, DRYDEN CLOSE, WORCESTER WR 3 8ED

    Received 13 Mar 1984
  20. APPROVAL (PLANNING)P10D0468

    Proposed DSLAM BT Cabinet measuring 1.6m high, 1.2m wide and 0.45m deep.

    Pavement Corner of Wych Elm Close and London Road Worcester WR5 2EN

    Received 19 Oct 2010
  21. APPROVED WITH CONDITIONSL86C0014

    Listed building consent application for demolition of existing single storey 19/20th Century rear wing and replacement by smaller (existing wing has pulled away from back wall of house, the junction presenting a continuing maintenance problem. Roof is partly decayed). Approved by Secretary of State 29/05/86.

    7 COLLEGE YARD, WORCESTER WR1 2LA

    Received 22 Apr 1986
  22. APPROVAL (L.B.C)L07L0134

    Conversion of existing buildings to form six dwellings, parking area, means of enclosure and other ancillary works.

    Timberdine Barns St Peters Drive Worcester

    Received 7 Dec 2007
  23. APPROVAL (PLANNING)P10C0021

    Proposed erection of a conservatory to the rear.

    2 Alexander Road, WR2 4AJ

    Received 22 Jan 2010
  24. APPROVAL (TREES)T01L0033

    Reduce branches from a cedar to allow clearance of 2 - 3m of the block of flats 'The Cedars'.

    1 Wych Elm Close

    Received 15 Nov 2001

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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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