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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1,872 approved · 167 refused · 85 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Pending consideration26/0377/OUT
Outline application for the construction of 6No. self-build dwellings and associated works (matters of appearance reserved)
Land At Os 381890 279050 Fairfield Lane Wolverley Worcestershire
Received 12 May 2026 - Approved26/0378/LBC
Remove spray foam insulation, concrete tiles, replace and repair roof, gutters, parapet walls and coping stones
The Paddock View Wolverley Village Wolverley Worcestershire DY11 5XE
Received 12 May 2026 - Approved26/0379/CR
Conditions 3 (details and designs of all architectural features), 4 (Level 2 Historic Building Recording (as defined by Historic England)) and 5 (background ventilation for habitable rooms, that allow windows to remain shut) attached to approved planning application 25/0734/FUL
13 Bull Ring Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 2AA
Received 12 May 2026 - Approved26/0380/RG3
Continued use of land as a temporary District Council operated car park for five years
Former Crown House Bull Ring Kidderminster Worcestershire
Received 12 May 2026 - Approved26/0381/CR
Conditions 21 (Landscaping), 28 (Roof Plant/equipment details), 29 (Acoustic fencing details), 31 (Defibrillator details) and 32 (Barrier details) attached to Planning Permission 22/0180/HYB
Minerva Point Worcester Road Stourport On Severn Worcestershire DY13 9AS
Received 13 May 2026 - Approved26/0382/HOU
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and loft conversion with dormer window
3 Dorsett Road Stourport On Severn Worcestershire DY13 8EL
Received 13 May 2026 - Approved26/0383/FASTC
Garage alterations and garden outbuilding
103 Richmond Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 2BQ
Received 13 May 2026 - Approved26/0384/HOU
Install EV charger to external wall
Harborough Hall Birmingham Road Blakedown Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 3LQ
Received 13 May 2026 - Approved26/0385/HOU
Proposed external alterations to existing Garage
Honeybrook Cottage Bridgnorth Road Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 5RP
Received 13 May 2026 - Refused26/0386/HOU
Double storey side extension, single storey rear extension and single storey front extension with partial garage conversion
43 Belvedere Close Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 3AT
Received 13 May 2026 - Approved26/0387/LBC
Listed Building Consent to Install EV charger to external wall
Harborough Hall Birmingham Road Blakedown Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 3LQ
Received 13 May 2026 - Approved26/0389/NMA
Non Material Amendment to 21/0990/S73 to change the building materials from Grampian Red Mixture (Brick 3) to Wienerberger Mulberry Red (Brick 4) on plots 578-581 and garage plot 577 and garage plot 582
Former Lea Castle Lea Castle Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 3FB
Received 14 May 2026 - Approved26/0390/HOU
Erection of a part first-floor and part ground-floor rear extension
79 Stourport Road Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 7BQ
Received 14 May 2026 - Approved26/0391/HOU
Two-storey rear extension, single storey side and rear extensions. Alterations to parking and fenestration, including new porch, replacement windows and new brick plinth
74 Lower Lickhill Road Stourport On Severn Worcestershire DY13 8RH
Received 14 May 2026 - Approved26/0393/HOU
Front porch and garage extension, and replacement of first floor window cladding to front elevation
7 Valley View Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 2JX
Received 15 May 2026 - Approved26/0394/HOU
Proposed first floor extension over garage, to form habitable accommodation. New Solar Panels to South-side of roof
The Croft Worcester Road Clent Worcestershire DY9 0HS
Received 18 May 2026 - Approved26/0395/LBC
Repairs and upgrading to curtilage Listed Barn attached to The Old Barn
The Old Barn Dunley Road Heightington Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 2YE
Received 19 May 2026 - Approved26/0397/LBC
Rebuilding of East gable including new timbers and replacement brickwork
1 Malthouse Row Westbourne Street Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1BS
Received 19 May 2026 - Refused26/0398/HOU
Remodel to existing house, including 2 storey side extension and single storey rear, detached garage with annexe over
Dove Leys Worcester Road Clent Worcestershire DY9 0HS
Received 19 May 2026 - Approved26/0399/FUL
Car park extension to create 82no. spaces and regularising existing informal parking area to the north of the main school buildings
Wolverley Secondary School Blakeshall Lane Wolverley Worcestershire DY11 5XQ
Received 19 May 2026 - Approved26/0400/TPO
Ash tree - Fell and Holly tree - Fell
19 Bewdley Road Stourport On Severn Worcestershire DY13 8XG
Received 19 May 2026 - Approved26/0401/FUL
Change of use of existing vacant garage units to a vehicle servicing use (Use Class B2), limited to tyre fitting, wheel balancing and minor maintenance including increasing the roof height to accommodate proposed use (Part retrospective)
Southall House Churchfields Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 2JL
Received 20 May 2026 - Approved26/0402/CLP
Single Storey Rear Extension
1 Rydal Close Stourport On Severn Worcestershire DY13 8JX
Received 20 May 2026 - Pending consideration26/0403/FUL
Change of Use for Assembly and Distribution of Padel Equipment with Ancillary Padel Courts
Greenhill Works Greenhill Industrial Estate Birmingham Road Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 2RN
Received 21 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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