Worcester planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Worcester City Council, updated daily. Worcester City Council received 190 planning applications in the last 90 days, 2 of them major schemes. 87% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 53 days.
Search Worcester planning applications
Filter by type, value, date and status. The council's own register is on the official Worcester City Council planning portal.
Recent applications in Worcester
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Dines Green Primary School Tudor Way Worcester WR2 5QH
Battery energy storage system with associated infrastructure, Worcester. New BESS installation at a primary school site, at full application stage. Electrical infrastructure, concrete foundations, and grid connection works suit specialist energy and civils contractors.
GroundworksStructural frameM&E
South Street Worcester WR1 2AT
Single-storey office building with parking, Worcester. New commercial premises with associated cycle/bin storage and landscaping at full application stage. Groundworks, concrete flooring, M&E and partitioning dominate the specification for fit-out contractors.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Anbrian House 1 The Tything Worcester WR1 1HD
Six-apartment conversion of an office building, Worcester. Reconfigures an existing commercial building into self-contained flats at full application stage. Partitioning, rewiring, drainage distribution and multiple bathroom fit-outs dominate the works package.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Anbrian House 1 The Tything Worcester WR1 1HD
Six-flat conversion of a listed office building, Worcester. Transforms an existing office into self-contained apartments at listed building consent stage. Internal partitioning, services distribution, fire compartmentation and heritage-sensitive fit-out drive the trades.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
51 Broad Street Worcester WR1 3LR
Five-flat conversion in a listed building, Worcester. Changes upper floors and ground floor from Class E to five residential units at listed building consent stage. Partition walls, rewiring, new bathrooms and kitchens drive the fit-out, with fire compartmentation required throughout.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
51 Broad Street Worcester WR1 3LR
Five-flat conversion from Class E offices, Worcester town centre. Transforms rear ground and upper floors into five residential units at full application stage. Partitioning, rewiring, plumbing and kitchen/bathroom fit-out drive the works package.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Unit 3D Bromyard Business Park Bromyard Road Worcester WR2 5XU
Light industrial unit converting to a martial arts academy, Worcester. Vacant warehouse space becomes a Jiu Jitsu training centre under Class E leisure at full application stage. Fit-out, sprung flooring, mirrors and M&E upgrades for studios drive the specialist packages.
Fit-outM&E
Spire Southbank Hospital 139 Bath Road Worcester WR5 3AG
Emergency generator installation with boiler house demolition, Worcester hospital. Removes redundant boiler house and erects an enclosed generator unit at full application stage. Civils, electrical switchgear and acoustic enclosure packages suit M&E and civils contractors working on hospital…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
30 Redcliffe Street Worcester WR3 7AP
Dormer windows, skylights, garage conversion and side extension, Worcester. Multi-element retrofit adding upper-floor accommodation and ground-floor living space at full householder application stage. Roofing, joinery and glazing packages dominate, with internal fit-out and groundworks for the…
RoofingGlazingJoinery
14 Willis Place Worcester WR2 4BJ
Two-storey rear extension, Worcester. Adds two floors of living space to the rear of an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, structural steel and groundworks form the core packages for subcontractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
1 Turrall Street Worcester WR3 8AJ
One-bedroom loft conversion, Worcester. Converts existing roof space to a self-contained apartment at full application stage. Roofing, joinery, steel and M&E packages dominate the works, with partition and bathroom fit-out.
RoofingJoinerySteel
171 Bilford Road Worcester WR3 8PH
Single-storey rear and side extensions with garage demolition, Worcester. Adds two single-storey wings to an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks dominate, with joinery and glazing for the new envelope.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
37 Bevere Close Worcester WR3 7QH
Loft conversion with rear dormer and velux, Worcester. Certificate of lawfulness establishes that the proposed works are permitted development, requiring no planning permission. Roofing, joinery and glazing suppliers can expect enquiries once the certificate is in hand.
62 Carlisle Road Worcester WR5 1HX
Single-storey rear extension, Worcester. Adds ground-floor living space to an existing house via General Permitted Development route. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks packages suit local subcontractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
54 Beech Avenue Worcester WR3 8PY
Replacement porch for a Worcester house. Single-storey porch addition at full application stage. Brickwork, glazing and groundworks for foundations suit local trades.
BrickworkGlazingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Worcester City Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Worcester City Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Worcester City Council, raw rate
31.6%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.3%
national rates applied to this caseload
1.3 percentage points above expected. Worcester City Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
180 appeals counted, 171 judged either way (54 allowed, 117 dismissed), 9 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 36.2% | 28.8% | 95 | 94 | 34 |
| Householder (HAS) | 26.2% | 35.6% | 44 | 42 | 11 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 33.3% | 33.3% | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| Enforcement Notice | 14.3% | 13.5% | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 37.5% | 36% | 8 | 8 | 3 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| High Hedges | None judged | 28.5% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Worcester City Council
Worcester City Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Worcester City Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Affordable rent4 homes
- Shared ownership3 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Worcester City Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder97% (151 decided)
- other90% (118 decided)
- commercial91% (32 decided)
- residential77% (26 decided)
Nearby councils
Comparing planning tools?
What you get with SiteLens
Map and project brief
Every application mapped, with its category, trade, estimated value band and a plain-English brief.
Constraints and tenders
24 constraint flags on every site, and the public tenders and awards near it.
Daily alerts
New matching applications from this council, by email each morning.
Who's behind it (Pro)
The agent and applicant, their contact details where published, and the company directors.
Start tracking Worcester today
The Free plan is free forever, no card needed. Pro is £39/mo, or £29/mo billed annually.
Start for free