| Application Number | M/25/00640/PIP |
| Status | Application Refused |
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Valid17/04/2025 -
Consultation
End16/05/2025 -
Committee
MeetingN/A -
Decision Refusal -
Decision
Date09/06/2025 -
Appeal
Started23/10/2025 -
Appeal
DecisionDismissed
| Summary | |
| Application Number | M/25/00640/PIP |
| Location Address | Fox And Hounds Inn Lulsley Knightwick Worcester WR6 5QT |
| Proposal | Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 3 no. detached dwellings and conversion of public house into 6 apartments |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | Permission in Principle |
| Appeal Decision | Dismissed |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 17/04/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 17/04/2025 |
| Consultation Start Date | 28/04/2025 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 16/05/2025 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 09/06/2025 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Jack Hanly |
| Parish | Lulsley CP |
| Ward | Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick Ward |
| Applicant | Mr & Mrs Clarke |
| Agent | Mr Michael Parker |
| Agent Address | PKR Planning Ltd Wilcot Chapel Kinton Nesscliffe Shropshire SY4 1AZ |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| Future residents would require the use of a motor vehicle in order to access most day-to-day services, including retail, employment and education. As such, future occupiers of the proposed development would be poorly connected to key services by sustainable travel modes and heavily reliant on a motor vehicle. Therefore, the proposed development would occupy an unsustainable location, contrary to Policies SWDP 2 and SWDP 4 of the SWDP (2016) and the National Planning Policy Framework |
| The proposed development would result in the loss of a public house and it has not been demonstrated that the public house could not be operated by either the current occupier or by an alternative occupier with the public house having not been marketed in accordance with Annex F (Marketing Requirements) of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (2016), or that the applicants consulted the appropriate community prior to the submission of the application. The proposed development would therefore result in the loss of a valuable community facility to the detriment of the social infrastructure of the local area and the local rural economy, contrary to Part B of Policy SWDP 37 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (2016) and Chapters 6 and 8 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| Positive and Proactive Statement. In dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following ways: providing a pre-application advice service and making planning policies available to the public. Despite these efforts, the Council still consider that permission in principle should be refused for the reasons set out above. |
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Neighbour List
In addition to consultations with the consultee listed, we will publicise the application in accordance with national requirements and our local policy. This publicity usually takes the form of letters to nearby properties, the posting of site notices and/or the placing of a public notice in our local newspapers.
| Address | Sent | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|
| Brownings Acre Alfrick WORCESTER WR6 5HE | 12/05/2025 | |
| 13 Churchfield Meadow Alfrick WORCESTER WR6 5JS | 10/05/2025 | |
| Whistlewood Cottage Lulsley Knightwick WORCESTER WR6 5QT | 07/05/2025 | |
| 101 Chaffinch Drive Kidderminster DY10 4SY | 16/05/2025 | |
| 5 Hastings Close Martley WORCESTER WR6 6TJ | 15/05/2025 | |
| 70, Addison Road Worcester Worcestershire WR3 8EA | 13/05/2025 | |
| Four Winds Whittington WR52RP | 15/05/2025 | |
| Cherry Orchard Bungalow Alfrick WORCESTER WR6 5HH | 15/05/2025 | |
| Hill House Brockamin Lane Leigh WORCESTER WR6 5JZ | 16/05/2025 | |
| Jubilee Cottage, Lulsley, Knightwick, WORCESTER, WR6 5QT | 16/05/2025 | |
| Cherry Orchard Bungalow Alfrick WORCESTER WR6 5HH | 15/05/2025 | |
| 4 Blackswell Lulsley Knightwick WORCESTER WR6 5QL | 16/05/2025 | |
| The Great House Lodge Dingle Road Leigh WORCESTER WR6 5JX | 15/05/2025 | |
| Charlton Cottage Yarrington Road Alfrick WORCESTER WR6 5EX | 14/05/2025 | |
| 13 Churchfield Meadow Alfrick WORCESTER WR6 5JS | 12/05/2025 | |
| Brownings Acre Alfrick WORCESTER WR6 5HE | 12/05/2025 | |
| Inglemead Leigh WORCESTER WR6 5JU | 15/05/2025 | |
| Jubilee Cottage Lulsley Knightwick WORCESTER WR6 5QT | 14/05/2025 | |
| 19 Cavendish Street Worcester WR5 3DU | 16/05/2025 | |
| 19 Debdale Avenue, Lyppard Woodgreen Worcester Worcestershire WR4 0RP | 16/05/2025 | |
| 1 Uplands, Fromes Hill, Ledbury, HR8 1HR | 15/05/2025 | |
| 38 Townsend Place Lower Broadheath WORCESTER WR2 6DX | 14/05/2025 | |
| 6 Ash Tree Close Alfrick WORCESTER WR6 5JW | 21/05/2025 | |
| Wildgoose Cottage Lulsley Knightwick WORCESTER WR6 5QL | 16/05/2025 | |
| Tiblands Farm Linley Green Whitbourne Worcestershire WR6 5RE | 09/05/2025 | |
| Whistlewood House Lulsley Knightwick WORCESTER WR6 5QT | 28/04/2025 | 08/05/2025 |
| Owners Accommodation At Fox And Hounds Inn Lulsley Knightwick WORCESTER WR6 5QT | 28/04/2025 |
Consultee List
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Smyth | MHDC Archaeology & Planning Advisor | 28/04/2025 | 12/05/2025 | |
| Cllr Chris McSweeny | Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick Ward | 28/04/2025 | 12/05/2025 | |
| Cllr Sarah Rouse | Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick Ward | 28/04/2025 | 12/05/2025 | |
| Consultation Service | Natural England | 28/04/2025 | 12/05/2025 | 12/05/2025 |
| Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 28/04/2025 | 12/05/2025 | 07/05/2025 |
| Highways | County Highways | 28/04/2025 | 12/05/2025 | |
| Housing Team - MHDC | Housing - MHDC | 28/04/2025 | 12/05/2025 | |
| MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer | MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity | 28/04/2025 | 12/05/2025 | |
| MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer | MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer | 28/04/2025 | 12/05/2025 | 06/06/2025 |
| Policy Plans - General | Policy Plans - General | 28/04/2025 | 12/05/2025 | 23/05/2025 |
| Richard Timney | Alfrick and Lulsley Parish Council | 28/04/2025 | 12/05/2025 | 09/05/2025 |
| Worcestershire & Herefordshire LMC Ltd | Local Medical Committee | 28/04/2025 | 12/05/2025 | |
| Worcestershire Wildlife Trust | Worcestershire Wildlife Trust | 28/04/2025 | 12/05/2025 |
Constraints List
| Constraints List |
| Paper: Berrows Journal - Thursday |
| Area of Special Control of Advertisements |
| CIL009 - Non-Urban Area |
| Interferometer Area. INFER/7022 - |
| Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
| Local Wildlife Site within 100m: Ravenshurst Orchard |
| Surface Water: 1 in 1000 extent |
| Water Supply. If Major Application consultation required with Severn Trent (Welsh Water if in Bockleton Parish) |
| SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Enhance |
| Local Wildlife Site within 100m: Ravenshill Wood |
| Appeals Information | |
| Number | M/25/00640/PIP |
| PINS Appeal Ref | 6001156 |
| Method | Written Representations Procedure |
| Start date | 23/10/2025 |
| LPA Final Comments Due | 24/12/2025 |
| Interested Party Comments Due | 27/11/2025 |
| Inquiry Date | |
| Venue | |
| Decision | Dismissed |
| Issue Date | 23/03/2026 |
https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=6001156
Copyright Notice
Plans, drawings and material submitted to the council are protected by the copyright acts (section 47, 1988 act). You may only use material which is downloaded and/or printed for consultation purposes, to compare current applications with previous schemes and to check whether developments have been completed in accordance with approved plans. Further copies must not be made without the prior permission of the copyright owner.
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