| Application Number | 25/01110/HP |
| Status | Approved |
| Application Valid |
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| 15/12/2025 |
| Consultation End |
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| 11/01/2026 |
| Committee Meeting |
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| N/A |
| Decision |
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| Approval |
| Decision Date |
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| 16/01/2026 |
| Appeal Started |
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| N/A |
| Appeal Decision |
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| N/A |
| Summary | |
| Application Number | 25/01110/HP |
| Location Address | 39 Park Avenue Worcester WR3 7AJ |
| Proposal | Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer, single-storey rear extension, and replacement of existing windows |
| Status | Approval |
| Application Type | Householder Planning |
| Appeal Decision | N/A |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 11/12/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 15/12/2025 |
| Consultation Start Date | 15/12/2025 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 11/01/2026 |
| Advert Expiry | 10/01/2026 |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 16/01/2026 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Emma Blunt |
| Parish | Worcester City |
| Ward | Claines Ward |
| Applicant | Georgina Horsley-Gubbins |
| 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 02 Existing Plans 1 of 2 Received 11.12.2025 03 Existing Plans 2 of 2 Received 11.12.2025 04b Existing Elevations Received 07.01.2026 05 Proposed Location and Site Plan Received 11.12.2025 06 Proposed Plans 1 of 2 Received 11.12.2025 07 Proposed Plans 2 of 2 Received 11.12.2025 08a Proposed Elevations Received 07.01.2026 Water Management Statement Received 11.12.2025 Heritage Statement Received 15.12.2025 Velux Heritage Conservation Roof Window Data Sheet Received 16.01.2026 Reason: To ensure compliance with the approved scheme |
| The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the proposed extension and dormer hereby permitted shall match those used in the host dwelling, unless otherwise agreed by the Local Planning Authority. Reason - To protect, conserve and enhance the significance of heritage assets and to ensure that the new materials are in keeping with the surroundings and represent quality design in accordance with policies SWDP 6, SWDP21 and SWDP24 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan. |
| The proposed rooflights shall be provided in line with the Velux Heritage Conservation Roof Window Data Sheet received on 16.01.2026, unless alternative details are submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to their installation. Reason: To protect, conserve and enhance the significance of heritage assets and to ensure that the new materials are in keeping with the surroundings and represent quality design in accordance with policies SWDP 6, SWDP21 and SWDP24 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan |
| Bats and their roosts are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended). It is an offence to deliberately capture, injure, kill or disturb bats or to damage, destroy or obstruct access to a bat roost whether bats are present or not. If during the course of works bats or evidence of bats are found, all work must cease immediately and advice should be sought from a suitably qualified ecologist. The applicant is advised that, where a at roost is confirmed and works are likely to affect it, a Natural England license may be required prior to any works commencing. Contractors should be made aware of these legal obligations through an on-site ecology toolbox talk for bats before works commence. |
| 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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| Address | Sent | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|
| Guildhall High Street WORCESTER WR1 2EY | 14/01/2026 | |
| 37 Park Avenue WORCESTER WR3 7AJ | 15/12/2025 | |
| 42 Park Avenue WORCESTER WR3 7AH | 15/12/2025 | |
| 44 Park Avenue WORCESTER WR3 7AH | 15/12/2025 | |
| 46 Park Avenue WORCESTER WR3 7AH | 15/12/2025 | |
| 49 Victoria Street WORCESTER WR3 7BE | 15/12/2025 | |
| 51 Victoria Street WORCESTER WR3 7BE | 15/12/2025 | |
| 53 Victoria Street WORCESTER WR3 7BE | 15/12/2025 | |
| 41 Park Avenue WORCESTER WR3 7AJ | 15/12/2025 | 19/12/2025 |
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Dobbs | Landscape Officer | 15/12/2025 | 05/01/2026 | |
| Councillor Jessie Jagger(Claines) | 15/12/2025 | 05/01/2026 | ||
| Councillor Karen Holmes(Claines) | 15/12/2025 | 05/01/2026 | ||
| Councillor Mel Allcott (Claines) | 15/12/2025 | 05/01/2026 | ||
| Sheena Payne-Lunn | Conservation Officer | 15/12/2025 | 05/01/2026 |
| Constraints List |
| SWDP 2: Development Boundary |
| SWDP 5: Urban - Unsurveyed |
| Ref No: ART4/8 |
| No associated appeals |