Application Number 25/00833/FUL
Status Approved

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  • Application
    Valid
    18/09/2025
  • Consultation
    End
    10/10/2025
  • Committee
    Meeting
    N/A
  • Decision

    Approval
  • Decision
    Date
    05/11/2025
  • Appeal
    Started
    N/A
  • Appeal
    Decision
    N/A
Summary
Application Number 25/00833/FUL
Location Address 330 Bath Road Worcester WR5 3EX
Proposal Change of use of approved outbuilding to an audiology practice, plus changes to the location and size of external windows and doors
Status Approval
Application Type Full planning permission
Appeal Decision N/A

Important Dates
Application Received Date 18/09/2025
Application Valid Date 18/09/2025
Consultation Start Date 19/09/2025
Site Visited / Site Notice Date
Consultation End 10/10/2025
Advert Expiry
Committee Date (if applicable)
Committee Agenda
Decision Date 05/11/2025

Further Information
Expected Decision Level Delegated
Case Officer Ros Vaux Harvey
Parish Worcester City
Ward Battenhall Ward
Applicant Laura Mitchell
Agent Neil Boocock
Agent Address Barrowden Froggery Lane Stoulton Worcester WR7 4RQ

Condition Details / Information Notes
The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. Reason: To conform with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
The development hereby permitted shall be carried out and completed in accordance with the following approved plans and associated documents and the specifications and recommendations contained therein, except where otherwise stipulated by conditions attached to this permission Location and Site Plan 101 Proposed plan and elevations 105 Proposed site plan 102 Existing and proposed east elevation 103 Existing and Proposed site plan 106a Reason: To ensure compliance with the approved scheme and policy SWDP 21 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.
The Development hereby approved shall not be brought into use until the access, turning area and parking facilities have been provided, surfaced and drained, with spaces to be marked out on the ground in accordance with Drawing 106a (005). These areas shall thereafter be retained and kept available for their respective approved uses at all times. REASON: In the interests of highway safety and to ensure the free flow of traffic using the adjoining highway
The Development hereby approved shall not be occupied until the first 5 metres of both access points, in and out of the development, measured from the edge of the carriageway, has been surfaced in a bound material. REASON: In the interests of highway safety and to prevent loose stone from entering the highway
Prior to the first use of the development hereby approved, details of the signage and its location, to indicate the in / out access arrangement, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. REASON: To ensure effective use of the parking layout and in the interests of highway safety
The Development hereby approved shall not be brought into use until a car park management plan, to include details of the appointment system and the promotion of sustainable travel options for staff and customers, has been provided, with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. REASON: To ensure adequate car park management, in the interests of highway safety
The Development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until sheltered, secure and accessible cycle parking has been provided in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the provision shall be retained for the purposes of cycle parking only at all times. REASON: To comply with the Council’s parking standards
The use of the outbuilding hereby approved shall be limited to an audiology practice (Use Class E(e)) operated by the occupiers of the main dwelling only and neigher the outbuilding or dwelling shall not be sold, leased, or occupied as a separate planning unit, without planning permission first being obtained from the Local Planning Authority. Reason: The site is located within a residential area where independent commercial uses would be inappropriate and to maintain the ancillary relationship between the dwelling and outbuilding, in accordance with Policy SWDP 21.
The premises shall operate only between the hours of 09:00 and 17:30 Monday to Friday, 09:00 and 13:00 on Saturdays, and not at all on Sundays or Bank Holidays. Reason: To protect the amenities of the surrounding residential area in accordance with SWDP 21.
The use shall operate strictly on an appointment-only basis, with no more than two clients on site at any one time. Reason: To control the intensity of the use and safeguard highway safety and neighbouring amenity.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), no external alterations or extensions shal take place to the outbuilding without planning permission first being obtained from the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To safeguard the residential character and appearance of the area.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 (as amended), or any Order revoking and re-enacting those Regulations with or without modification, no advertisement, signage, nameplate, flag, notice or other means of advertisement shall be displayed on the building or within the site in connection with the approved business use without advertisment consent first being obtained from the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To protect the visual amenities of the area and to ensure that the residential character of the property and its surroundings is not adversely affected by commercial signage, in accordance with Policy SWDP 21 (Design) of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the guidance set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.
This permission does not authorise the Applicant to carry out works within the publicly maintained highway since such works can only be carried out by the County Council’s Approved Contractor, Ringway Infrastructure Service. Applications can be made online via the Worcestershire County Council website. The applicant is solely responsible for all costs associated with construction of the access.
The attention of the applicant is drawn to the need to keep the highway free from any mud or other material emanating from the application site during the construction phase of the development.
No surface water from the access driveway and parking area shall be allowed to discharge into any highway drain or over any part of the public highway.
The Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that may have been received and subsequently determining to grant planning permission in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework.

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Consultation Responses

Neighbour List


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Address Sent Reply Received
10 Ashley Road WORCESTER WR5 3AY 19/09/2025
2 Norton Close WORCESTER WR5 3EY 19/09/2025
2A Norton Close WORCESTER WR5 3EY 19/09/2025
328 Bath Road WORCESTER WR5 3EX 19/09/2025
328A Bath Road WORCESTER WR5 3EX 19/09/2025
330A Bath Road WORCESTER WR5 3EX 19/09/2025
359 Bath Road WORCESTER WR5 3BE 19/09/2025
361 Bath Road WORCESTER WR5 3BE 19/09/2025
363 Bath Road WORCESTER WR5 3BE 19/09/2025
365 Bath Road WORCESTER WR5 3BE 19/09/2025
367 Bath Road WORCESTER WR5 3BE 19/09/2025
369 Bath Road WORCESTER WR5 3BE 19/09/2025
Rosemont Barneshall Avenue WORCESTER WR5 3EU 19/09/2025

Consultee List


Name Organisation Sent Reply Due Reply Received
Transport Planning Unit 19/09/2025 10/10/2025
Councillor Louis Stephen (Battenhall) 19/09/2025 10/10/2025
Councillor Paul Sobczyk(Battenhall) 19/09/2025 10/10/2025

Constraints List


Constraints List
SWDP 2: Development Boundary
SWDP 5: Urban - Unsurveyed
Air Quality Management Area: Worcester City AQMA
No associated appeals