| Application Number | 25/00554/FUL |
| Status | Refused |
| Application Valid |
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| 30/06/2025 |
| Consultation End |
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| 21/07/2025 |
| Committee Meeting |
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| N/A |
| Decision |
|---|
| Refusal |
| Decision Date |
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| 22/08/2025 |
| Appeal Started |
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| N/A |
| Appeal Decision |
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| Dismissed |
| Summary | |
| Application Number | 25/00554/FUL |
| Location Address | 2 Dart Road Worcester WR5 1LF |
| Proposal | Erection of 5no. flats (2 x 2-bed, 2 x 1-bed and 1 x studio) with associated soft/hard landscaping and parking area. |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | Full planning permission |
| Appeal Decision | Dismissed |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 23/06/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 30/06/2025 |
| Consultation Start Date | 30/06/2025 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 21/07/2025 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 22/08/2025 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Rebecca Black |
| Parish | Worcester City |
| Ward | Nunnery Ward |
| Applicant | Mr Arshad Mahmood |
| Agent | Mr Muhammad Khurram Shah, Idafa Architects |
| Agent Address | 12A The Business Centre Edward Street Redditch B97 6HA |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| The proposed development constitutes an overdevelopment of the site that would cause harm to the prevailing characteristics and the visual appearance of the surrounding area. The scale of the propsed building is considered to be excessive and the siting is inappropriate in spatial terms. The design is out of keeping with that of the semi-detached houses which the area is characterised by. The proposals are there contrary to policy SWDP 21 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan, and the requirements of the Design Guide SPD and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024). |
| The proposed development would result in an unacceptable impact on the living conditions at 7 Solent Road, due to the siting and scale of the proposed building which would result in unacceptable loss of daylight and sunlight, an unacceptable increased sense of enclosure and loss of privacy to the side elevation windows due to the proposed window positions. The proposals are contrary to policy SWDP 21 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan, the guidance contained within the Design Guide SPD and the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024). |
| The proposed development provides no private amenity space to individual flats and the proposed communal amenity space is insufficient to meet the needs of the proposed development, resulting in sub-standard quality of accommodation for future occupiers, contrary to policy SWDP 21 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan, the guidance contained in the Design Guide SPD and the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024). |
| It has not been demonstrated that sufficient car parking can be provided on the application site given that the site area includes land that is required by condition for off street parking to serve the HMO at 7 Solent Road (as approved under planning application reference: 20/00703/CU). Until demonstrated that sufficient off street parking can be accommodated within the site to serve the proposed development, the proposal is contrary to policy SWDP21xi of the South Worcestershire Development Plan, the requirements of the Streetscapes Design Guide (July 2022) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024). |
| The Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by identifying matters of concern with the proposal and determining the application within a timely manner, clearly setting out the reason for refusal, allowing the Applicant the opportunity to consider the harm caused and whether or not it can be remedied by a revision to the proposal. The Council provides a pre-application advice service and the applicant/developer is encourage to use this to establish the scope for development of this site. |
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| Address | Sent | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Dart Road WORCESTER WR5 1LF | 10/07/2025 | |
| 4 Dart Road WORCESTER WR5 1LF | 30/06/2025 | 03/07/2025 |
| 3 Dart Road WORCESTER WR5 1LF | 30/06/2025 | 06/07/2025 |
| 12 Dart Road WORCESTER WR5 1LF | 30/06/2025 | 04/07/2025 |
| 5 Dart Road WORCESTER WR5 1LF | 30/06/2025 | 03/07/2025 |
| 1 Dart Road WORCESTER WR5 1LF | 30/06/2025 | 22/07/2025 |
| 1 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LE | 30/06/2025 | |
| 10 Dart Road WORCESTER WR5 1LF | 30/06/2025 | |
| 10 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LD | 30/06/2025 | |
| 11 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LG | 30/06/2025 | |
| 12 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LD | 30/06/2025 | |
| 13 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LG | 30/06/2025 | |
| 14 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LD | 30/06/2025 | |
| 15 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LG | 30/06/2025 | |
| 18 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LD | 30/06/2025 | 10/07/2025 |
| 1A Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LE | 30/06/2025 | |
| 2 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LD | 30/06/2025 | |
| 20 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LD | 30/06/2025 | |
| 22 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LD | 30/06/2025 | |
| 24 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LD | 30/06/2025 | |
| 26 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LD | 30/06/2025 | |
| 28 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LD | 30/06/2025 | |
| 3 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LE | 30/06/2025 | |
| 30 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LD | 30/06/2025 | |
| 31 Humber Road WORCESTER WR5 1LQ | 30/06/2025 | |
| 4 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LD | 30/06/2025 | |
| 5 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LE | 30/06/2025 | |
| 6 Dart Road WORCESTER WR5 1LF | 30/06/2025 | |
| 6 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LD | 30/06/2025 | |
| 6 Trent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LB | 30/06/2025 | |
| 7 Dart Road WORCESTER WR5 1LF | 30/06/2025 | |
| 7 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LG | 30/06/2025 | |
| 8 Dart Road WORCESTER WR5 1LF | 30/06/2025 | |
| 8 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LD | 30/06/2025 | |
| 8 Trent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LB | 30/06/2025 | |
| 9 Dart Road WORCESTER WR5 1LF | 30/06/2025 | |
| 9 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LG | 30/06/2025 | |
| 16 Solent Road WORCESTER WR5 1LD | 30/06/2025 | 06/07/2025 |
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport Planning Unit | 30/06/2025 | 21/07/2025 | ||
| Alvan Kingston | Tree and Landscape Officer | 30/06/2025 | 21/07/2025 | |
| Chris Dobbs | Landscape Officer | 30/06/2025 | 21/07/2025 | |
| Councillor Basharat Ali (Nunnery) | 30/06/2025 | 21/07/2025 | ||
| Councillor Elaine Willmore(Nunnery) | 30/06/2025 | 21/07/2025 | ||
| Councillor Patricia Agar (Nunnery) | 30/06/2025 | 21/07/2025 | ||
| Tim Whittaker | Biodiversity Officer | 30/06/2025 | 21/07/2025 |
| Constraints List |
| Resident Association: Rivers Resident Association - criteria: NULL - apgrecno:22 - contact email: NULL |
| Resident Association: RONKSWOOD ACTION GROUP - criteria: ALL - apgrecno:12 - contact email: NULL |
| SWDP 2: Development Boundary |
| SWDP 5: Urban - Unsurveyed |
| Air Quality Management Area: Worcester City AQMA |
| Appeals Information | |
| Number | 25/00554/FUL |
| PINS Appeal Ref | 6003017 |
| Method | Written Representations |
| Start date | |
| LPA Final Comments Due | |
| Interested Party Comments Due | |
| Inquiry Date | |
| Venue | |
| Decision | Dismissed |
| Issue Date | 16/03/2026 |
https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=6003017
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| Document Type | Date | Description | File Size | Drawing/Rev Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeal | |||||
| 31. Appeal Documents | 30/12/2025 | Appeal Form | (84kb) | - | |
| 31. Appeal Documents | 03/02/2026 | Appeal Statement - 2 Dart Road.docx | (7577kb) | - | |
| 31. Appeal Documents | 25/02/2026 | 20260224 Final Comments Sr | (153kb) | - | |
| 33. Appeal Decision | 16/03/2026 | Appeal Decision 6003017 | (192kb) | - | |