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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

40,991Searchable applications

158Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 38,339 approved or refused records

3,976Refused applications

34,363 approved · 3,976 refused · 2,197 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 May 1975 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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APPROVAL (PLANNING)P18E0321
Single and two storey side extension.
11 SAUNDERS STREET, WORCESTER, WR3 7ED
Received 25 Jul 2018
WITHDRAWNP04D0536
Outline application for a residential development of 45no apartments with associated parking and amenity space.
Land at junction of Lowesmoor Place & Padmore Street.
Received 18 Aug 2004
APPROVAL (PLANNING)P99L0130
Proposed rear extension to create bigger third bedroom.
5 Upper Park Street Worcester WR5 1EX
Received 22 Mar 1999
APPROVAL (PLANNING)P07D0547
Installation of disabled persons toilet and a disabled persons ramp into the building.
Odeon Cinemas Ltd, Foregate Street
Received 20 Sept 2007
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONSL85C0059
Listed building consent application for erection of a new garage.
11 ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER WR1 3DU
Received 24 Sept 1985
APPROVAL (ADVERT)A00G0006
Installation of illuminated surround fascia sign to ATM.
Unit 3 Lyppard Grange Centre, Ankerage Green
Received 3 Feb 2000
APPROVAL (PLANNING)P07M0180
Erection of double garage.
26 Bilford Avenue Worcester WR3 8PJ
Received 26 Mar 2007
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONSL86C0007
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF TWO STOREY W.C. APPROVED BY SEC OF STATE 02/05/86
40 Lark Hill Worcester WR5 2EQ
Received 11 Mar 1986
APPROVAL (ADVERT)A93D0054
Application to vary Condition 02) of consent to display advertisements A93D0013, which stated that "nothwithstanding the submitted plans the neon tubing applied to the two fascia signs (sign A and sign B) and the totem pole (sign C) shall not be illuminated at any time" to allow illumination at all times
Startins Garage, 391 Ombersley Road, Worcester WR3 7DG
Received 22 Sept 1993
Discharge of Conditions CompleteD09D0115
Discharge of conditions - L06D0038
New Filling Shed (vinegar warehouse) Lowesmoor
Received 29 Sept 2009
Refusal23/00286/TC
Proposed 5G telecoms installation: H3G 15m street pole and additional equipment cabinets.
Verge on Wainwright Road WORCESTER WR4 9FA
Received 29 Mar 2023
Approval21/00998/HP
Rear single storey extension
5 Battenhall Place Worcester WR5 2DT
Received 5 Nov 2021
APPROVEDA91C0053
2 NO 8M HIGH WHITE FLAG POLES TO CARRY 3.6M HIGH X 1.2M WIDE FLAGS YELLOW BACKGROUND AND RED LOGO PLUS LETTERING.
Lowesmoor, Worcester
Received 21 Nov 1991
APPROVAL (C.A.C)L93L0051
Removal of one truncated chimney in connection with change of use from warehouse and offices to retail/offices on ground floor and residential on first and second floors.
20 New Street Worcester WR1 2DP
Received 6 Sept 1993
APPROVEDA87C0059
Externally illuminated double sided projecting sign 850mm x 850mm (2'9"x 2'9") reading "Boots" in 4" blue letters on a white perspex oval. Background colour of sign BS 20 C 40 midnight blue. The sign incorporates the word "Pharmacy".
72-74, HIGH STREET, WORCESTER
Received 10 Sept 1987
Approval23/00520/FUL
Proposed change of use from use class Sui Generis (nail salon) to use class Sui Generis (school of drumming).
7A Charles Street Worcester WR1 2AQ
Received 21 Jun 2023
APPROVAL (PLANNING)P98A0358
Side extension to provide additional kitchen facilities and insertion of 5 new windows on western and northern ground floor elevations.
The Bedwardine Public House, 128 Bromyard Road, Worcester WR2 5DJ
Received 2 Sept 1998
APPROVAL (PLANNING)P07J0651
Replace existing sunroom with larger glazed structure to form additional living space.
5 King Stevens Mount, Worcester, WR2 5PL
Received 20 Dec 2007
APPROVAL (L.B.C)L01L0077
Forming 900mm wide door opening in load bearing wall to enable access between 1st floor areas to form large office space.
3 The Cross Worcester WR1 3PZ
Received 20 Nov 2001
AdviceP92C0184
Change of use to offices
7 Swanpool Walk, St. John's
Received 13 Apr 1992
APPROVAL (PLANNING)P03G0354
Motor car dealership comprising new and used car sales, servicing, repairs and MOT testing, sale and distribution of parts, car wash and valeting, car parking and landscaping.
Unit 4, Knightsbridge Park, Wainwright Road, Worcester
Received 24 Jun 2003
APPROVAL (ADVERT)A16D0080
Display of 1no. non illuminated double sided projecting sign.
HASWELL HOUSE, ST NICHOLAS STREET, WORCESTER
Received 25 Oct 2016
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS PRE AUG 197776/0802
Provision of a public house with domestic flat.
Received 15 Oct 1976
Approval20/00915/VARCO
Variation of Conditions 2 and 3 of P98L00078 to allow the sale of hot food and alcohol and open between 8am and 10pm.
37-39 Sidbury Worcester WR1 2HT
Received 26 Nov 2020

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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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