| Application Number | 26/00069/FUL |
| Status | Approved |
| Application Valid |
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| 20/01/2026 |
| Consultation End |
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| 27/03/2026 |
| Committee Meeting |
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| N/A |
| Decision |
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| Approval |
| Decision Date |
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| 05/05/2026 |
| Appeal Started |
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| N/A |
| Appeal Decision |
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| N/A |
| Summary | |
| Application Number | 26/00069/FUL |
| Location Address | 238 Ombersley Road Worcester WR3 7HB |
| Proposal | Change of use for first floor flat (use class C3) into commercial use as veterinary surgery (use class E). Small extension to ground floor, new window and rooflights. |
| Status | Approval |
| Application Type | Full planning permission |
| Appeal Decision | N/A |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 20/01/2026 |
| Application Valid Date | 20/01/2026 |
| Consultation Start Date | 22/01/2026 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 27/03/2026 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 05/05/2026 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Rebecca Black |
| Parish | Worcester City |
| Ward | Claines Ward |
| Applicant | Mac Arthur Barstow & Gibbs Veterinary Surgeons |
| Agent | Mr Will Randall, Randall Architectural |
| Agent Address | 15-17 Church Street Stourbridge DY8 1LU |
| 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 plan and Site plan 01354-001 Existing and Proposed Site Plan 002 Existing Floor Plans 003 Proposed Floor Plan 004 Rev B Existing Elevations 005 Proposed Elevations 006 Rev A Design and Access Statement Water Management Statement Reason: To ensure compliance with the approved scheme. |
| The premises shall be used as Veterinary Surgery and for no other purpose, including any other purpose in Class E of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended), or in any provision equivalent to that Class in any statutory instrument amending, revoking or re-enacting that Order with or without modification. Reason: To ensure the compatibility of uses within the locality in accordance with Policy SWDPR 12 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026). |
| The development hereby approved shall not be brought into use until further details of frosted glazing to the windows has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This should be the equivalent to Pilkington Level 4. Reason: To ensure no unacceptable increase in overlooking or loss of privacy to neighbours and visitors, in accordance with policy SWDPR 35 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026). |
| Prior to the first use of the development hereby permitted, the details set out in the submitted Water Management Statement shall be fully implemented and remain thereafter. Reason: To ensure that an appropriate sustainable drainage system is provided to serve the development in accordance with Policies SWDPR 28, SWDPR 29 and SWDPR 30 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026). |
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| Address | Sent | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|
| 240 Ombersley Road WORCESTER WR3 7HB | 22/01/2026 | 02/02/2026 |
| 1 Checketts Lane WORCESTER WR3 7JW | 22/01/2026 | |
| 2 Checketts Lane WORCESTER WR3 7JN | 22/01/2026 | |
| 229 Ombersley Road WORCESTER WR3 7BY | 22/01/2026 | |
| 231 Ombersley Road WORCESTER WR3 7BY | 22/01/2026 | |
| 233 Ombersley Road WORCESTER WR3 7BY | 22/01/2026 | |
| 236 Ombersley Road WORCESTER WR3 7HA | 22/01/2026 | |
| 237 Ombersley Road WORCESTER WR3 7BY | 22/01/2026 | |
| 241 Ombersley Road WORCESTER WR3 7BY | 22/01/2026 | |
| 242 Ombersley Road WORCESTER WR3 7HB | 22/01/2026 | |
| 250 Ombersley Road WORCESTER WR3 7HB | 22/01/2026 | |
| 3 Checketts Lane WORCESTER WR3 7JW | 22/01/2026 | |
| 4 Checketts Lane WORCESTER WR3 7JN | 22/01/2026 | |
| 5 Checketts Lane WORCESTER WR3 7JW | 22/01/2026 | |
| 6 Checketts Lane WORCESTER WR3 7JN | 22/01/2026 | |
| Clifton Bungalow Checketts Lane WORCESTER WR3 7JW | 22/01/2026 | |
| Flat 2 Checketts Lane WORCESTER WR3 7JN | 22/01/2026 | |
| Flat At 238 Ombersley Road WORCESTER WR3 7HB | 22/01/2026 | |
| Laburnum Villa 243 Ombersley Road WORCESTER WR3 7BY | 22/01/2026 |
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor Jessie Jagger(Claines) | 22/01/2026 | 12/02/2026 | ||
| Councillor Karen Holmes(Claines) | 22/01/2026 | 12/02/2026 | ||
| Councillor Mel Allcott (Claines) | 22/01/2026 | 12/02/2026 |
| Constraints List |
| SWDP 2: Development Boundary |
| SWDP 5: Urban - Unsurveyed |
| Air Quality Management Area: Worcester City AQMA |
| No associated appeals |