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Wyre Forest District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Wyre Forest District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates2,399Searchable applications
225Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 2,039 approved or refused records
167Refused applications
1,872 approved · 167 refused · 85 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Nov 2005 to 18 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Regenerating Wyre ForestLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Trees pre application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and listed buildingsArticle 4 directions Non-Immediate Article 4 Direction in Kidderminster
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas17 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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Approved26/0351/CR
Conditions 29 (Accessible Housing Certification Table) and condition 39 (Stage 1/2 Road Safety Audit Report) attached to approved planning application 24/0317/S73
Land At Os 380265 269514 Areley Common Stourport On Severn Worcestershire
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Approved26/0352/FASTC
A technical start was made on 14th August 2023 by excavating a trench and pouring concrete to implement planning permission 20/0388/FUL (granted planning permission on 19th August 2020) for Alterations and two storey rear extension with rooms in roof space to refurbish 2no. ground floor shops (A1) and provide 2no. self-contained flats (C3) on two floors above, and erection of two storey building to rear to create 4no. self-contained mews dwellings (C3).? The application is to certify that the remainder of the works comprising permission 20/0388/FUL can be lawfully completed.
23 - 24 Bridge Street Stourport On Severn Worcestershire DY13 8UT
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Approved26/0353/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness proposed for formation of new outbuilding to rear garden
The Forge Churchill Lane Churchill Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 3LX
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Application withdrawn26/0354/PNC
Change of use of offices to 20 residential flats
17-25 Vicar Street Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 1DA
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Approved26/0355/TPO
Deadwood removal (application exempt) and crown clean of one Corsican Pine. The crown clean will include the removal of crossed branches within the canopy. In addition, end-weight reductions are proposed to selected branches (as identified within the annotated photographs in the report). These works will involve thinning the outermost foliage on the specified branches by approximately 20% (1:5) in order to reduce mechanical loading on these limbs during high wind events.
Nurture Learning County Buildings Bewdley Road Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 6RQ
Received 4 May 2026 - Approved26/0356/HOU
Relocation of boundary fence
84 Chaffinch Drive Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 4SY
Received 5 May 2026 - Approved26/0357/TPO
Tree Works: Fell - Scotts Pine
3 Roxall Close Blakedown Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 3JX
Received 5 May 2026 - Split Decision26/0358/TPO
Cut back 3 Pine trees and Fell 3 x Pine trees
2 Bower Bank Stourport On Severn Worcestershire DY13 0AF
Received 5 May 2026 - Pending consideration26/0360/HOU
Demolish front gable and alterations to roof to give more useable first floor space
Sebright House Gipsy Lane Blakeshall Wolverley Worcestershire DY11 5XR
Received 5 May 2026 - Approved26/0361/TPO
Sycamore Tree - Removal of partially hollow limb
68 Sandbourne Drive Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1BN
Received 6 May 2026 - Granted26/0362/PNH
Proposed single storey rear dining room extension with tiled pitched roof
17 Vine Street Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 2TS
Received 7 May 2026 - Granted26/0363/PNHE
Construction of first floor extension with hipped roof to match existing roof design
White Gates Station Road Far Forest Kidderminster Worcestershire DY14 9UD
Received 6 May 2026 - Approved26/0364/CR
Conditions 5 (Details of the proposed external extraction flue), 7 (Details of security measures) and 8 (Details of the commemorative plaque) attached to approved planning application 25/0559/RG3
Brintons Park Sutton Road Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 6QT
Received 7 May 2026 - Approved26/0365/HOU
Two storey rear extension with side balcony and internal alterations, detached garage to front with games room over
The Old Vicarage Pensax Road Abberley Worcestershire WR6 6AH
Received 7 May 2026 - Approved26/0366/RG3
Installation of an air conditioning unit at ground floor level and new louvres for ground floor office
The Old Court 40-42 Worcester Street Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 1EW
Received 7 May 2026 - Approved26/0367/LBC
Installation of air conditioning unit at ground floor level and new louvres for ground floor office
The Old Court 40-42 Worcester Street Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 1EW
Received 7 May 2026 - Approved26/0368/FUL
Change of Use of Highway Land to Private Garden (Retrospective)
Montrose Kingsford Lane Wolverley Worcestershire DY11 5SB
Received 7 May 2026 - Approved26/0369/HOU
Conversion of garage to living accommodation
8 Summercroft Stourport On Severn Worcestershire DY13 0JP
Received 8 May 2026 - Approved26/0370/HOU
Single storey rear extension
19A Woodbury Road Stourport On Severn Worcestershire DY13 8XR
Received 8 May 2026 - Approved26/0371/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Use for loft conversion with hip to gable alteration and rear dormer window
22 Clee Avenue Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 7BS
Received 8 May 2026 - Pending consideration26/0372/CRB
Discharge of Condition 9 (HMMP) attached to planning approval ref: 24/0784/FUL
The Colliers Arms Tenbury Road Clows Top Worcestershire DY14 9HA
Received 8 May 2026 - Granted26/0373/PNH
Single storey rear extension
5 Clattercut Lane Rushock Droitwich Spa Worcestershire WR9 0NW
Received 11 May 2026 - Approved26/0374/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed flat roof rear dormer to create bedroom and ensuite
5 Clattercut Lane Rushock Droitwich Spa Worcestershire WR9 0NW
Received 11 May 2026 - Approved26/0376/CR
Discharge of condition 2 (external materials) of planning permissions: 24/0227/LBC
Lower Lodge 4 Lower Park Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 2DP
Received 11 May 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Wyre Forest District 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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