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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

58,100Searchable applications

302Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 55,255 approved or refused records

7,200Refused applications

48,055 approved · 7,200 refused · 2,246 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jun 1957 to 4 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 7 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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Approval23/00314/HP
Proposed vehicular access.
15 Midland Road WORCESTER WR5 1DS
Received 7 Apr 2023
Discharge of Conditions CompleteD18E0044
Request for confirmation of compliance with condition 3 of planning application P17E0496
10 BECKETT DRIVE, WORCESTER, WR3 7BZ
Received 9 Mar 2018
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS PRE AUG 197775/0988
Provision of shop front to refurbished shop unit.
103 HIGH STREET, WORCESTER WR1 2HW
Received 19 Dec 1975
APPROVED19089/2
Outline application for erection of dwelling houses.
10, ORIEL CLOSE, WORCESTER WR 4 9QD
Received 19 Nov 1965
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS80/1454
TEMPORARY PARKING OF PORTABLE OFFICES AND VEHICLES IN CONNECTED WITH THE BUSINESS OF DIAL-A-UNIT LTD A SUBSIDIARY COMPANY.
Trow Way, Diglis, Worcester
Received 16 Jan 1981
REFUSAL (ADVERT)A00L0018
Display of internally illuminated display unit to bus shelter.
Adjacent to 79 Lowesmoor
Received 20 Mar 2000
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS79/0208
The erection of 4 semi-detached 3 bedroomed houses and four garages.
Land At (Os 8692 5575) Kenwood Close Worcester
Received 6 Apr 1979
REFUSED74/0959
Erection of a porch.
79, COLUMBIA DRIVE, WORCESTER WR 2 4EE
Received 6 Dec 1974
APPROVEDA85C0075
1.ONE NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED D/S ESSO IDENTIFICATION BOX SIGN O/A HEIGHT 5500MM X 1760MM WIDTH (18'0" X 5'9") READING (TOP SECTION) "ESSO" IN RED LETTERS WITHIN A BLUE OVAL ON AN OPAL BACKGROUND. THREE LOWER SECTIONS HOUSE INTERCHANGEABLE NUMERAL TILES ON A SLIDING RAIL PRINCIPLE. 2. FOUR NO. CANOPY LIGHTING BOX UNITS (SPREADER). 1950MM X 750MM X 200/300MM (6'3" X 2'6" X 8"/12") TO READ "ESSO" IN RED ON OPAL PANELS WITH RED BORDER. UNITS MOUNTED ON CANOPY STRANCHIONS.
LARKHILL SERVICE STATION,LONDON ROAD
Received 26 Nov 1985
APPROVAL (PLANNING)P03C0332
Proposed detached bungalow.
Land between 1 and 3 Catherine Road Worcester WR2 4JL
Received 16 Jun 2003
Withdrawn/Closed21/00592/FUL
Construction of two storey upward extension above 40-41 New Street alongside internal alterations to provide 3 x 1 bedroom flats and a 4 bedroom House of Multiple Occupation (HMO).
40-41 New Street Worcester WR1 2DL
Received 21 Jun 2021
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS PRE AUG 197771/1453
THE CHANGE OF USE OF A RAG AND SCRAPMETAL MERCHANTS BUILDING TO A GOOD CLASS RESTAURANT
THE QUAY RESTAURANT, BAND HOUSE, 4, SOUTH QUAY, WORCESTER WR
Received 18 Feb 1972
APPROVAL (ADVERT)A16Q0052
2no. 0.715m by 1.35m free standing post mounted sponsorship signs with coloured text and graphic detail to front of sign.
Roundabout No. 27, Woodgreen Drive/Middle Hollow Drive/ Slade Avenue
Received 10 Jun 2016
APPROVEDA75/051
Non-illuminated double sided hanging sign 14" wide by 21" deep, suspended from the wall by a wrought iron bracket bearing the words "Off License" in 2 1/2" Old English gold leaf lettering and "Davenports" in 1 3/4" clarendon medium lettering also in gold leaf on a ground of BS 04E53 red; the whole being 9'4" from pavement level.
THE CARDINALS HAT, 31, FRIAR STREET, WORCESTER WR 1 2NA
Received 1 Aug 1975
X APP GRANTED (LHO)X18E0013
Single storey rear extension
39 NORTHWICK AVENUE, WORCESTER, WR3 7AS
Received 26 Feb 2018
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS PRE AUG 197717938/1
CONVERSION OF EXISTING HOUSE INTO TWO FLATS AND TO PROVIDE GARAGES
1,RAINBOW HILL TERRACE
Received 5 Mar 1965
APPROVED75/1062
installation of a shop front.
17, MEALCHEAPEN STREET, WORCESTER WR 1 2DQ
Received 9 Jan 1976
Withdrawn/Closed25/00452/FUL
TEST
Guildhall High Street Worcester WR1 2EY
Received 19 May 2025
APPROVED14038
EXTENSION TO OFFICES.
TRINITY HOUSE, ST NICHOLAS STREET, WORCESTER WR 1 1UW
Received 15 Aug 1958
APPROVED14762/13
REPOSITIONING OF DIVISION WALL IN BUILDING IN COURSE OF ERECTION (4 SHOPS ON GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR)
1, THE SHAMBLES, WORCESTER WR 1 2RF
Received 7 Sept 1962
Discharge of Conditions CompleteD09D0042
Discharge of conditions - P07D0193.
Worcester Royal Infirmary (former site) Castle Street
Received 16 Apr 2009
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS PRE AUG 197775/0839
The provision of a kitchen extension.
6, CLAVERHAM CLOSE, WORCESTER WR 2 4NB
Received 17 Oct 1975
APPROVAL (L.B.C)L16D0020
Alterations to facilitate change of use from Class A2 to Class A3 and A4 use.
4 FOREGATE STREET, WORCESTER WR1 1DB
Received 8 Apr 2016
APPROVAL (PLANNING)P09D0544
Proposed variation to Planning Permission P06D0364 submitted pursuant to Outline Permission P03L0182, for external amendments to Block C3 and enlargement of penthouse apartment.
Block C3, Diglis Basin
Received 23 Dec 2009

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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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