Application Number M/25/01158/FUL
Status Application Approved

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  • Application
    Valid
    01/08/2025
  • Consultation
    End
    12/09/2025
  • Committee
    Meeting
    N/A
  • Decision

    Approval
  • Decision
    Date
    12/05/2026
  • Appeal
    Started
    N/A
  • Appeal
    Decision
    N/A
Summary
Application Number M/25/01158/FUL
Location Address Croome Park Croome D'abitot Severn Stoke Worcester WR8 9DW
Proposal Reconfiguration of existing car park, erection of visitor welcome building and associated works.
Status Approval
Application Type Full planning permission
Appeal Decision N/A

Important Dates
Application Received Date 24/07/2025
Application Valid Date 01/08/2025
Consultation Start Date 22/08/2025
Site Visited / Site Notice Date
Consultation End 12/09/2025
Advert Expiry 30/08/2025
Committee Date (if applicable)
Committee Agenda
Decision Date 12/05/2026

Further Information
Expected Decision Level Delegated
Case Officer Lee Walton
Parish Croome D'abitot CP
Ward Kempsey Ward
Applicant National Trust
Agent Mrs Claudia Clemente-Benfield, National Trust
Agent Address Roundhouse 1 Sheepcote Street Birmingham B18 6AE

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.
Unless where required or allowed by other conditions attached to this permission, the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the information (including details on the proposed materials) provided on the application form and the following plans – Location Plan Bea 24 027 29 P01 Welcome Building Elevations CW02 Welcome Building Context CW03 Welcome Builiding Roof and Floor Plan CW01 Bea 24 027 19 P06 Hard landscaping Plan 1/2 Bea 24 027 20 P04 Hard landscaping Plan 2/2 Bea 24 027 18 P02 Tree Retention and Removal Plan Bea 24 027 24 P01 Details Sheet 1 Bea 24 027 17 P01 Arboricultural Impact Plan Bea 24 027 16 P08 Masterplan Bea 24 027 21 P06 Soft Landscape Plan 1/2 Bea 24 027 22 P06 Soft Landscape Plan 2/2 Bea 24 027 26 P03 Tree Protection Plan 1/2 Bea 24 027 27 P03 Tree Protection Plan 2/2 DR D 4501 53 P02 Proposed Private External Construction Layout DR D 4101 53 P05 Proposed Private Levels and Drainage Layout. Reason: To define the permission.
The Development hereby approved shall not be brought into use until the access, parking and turning facilities have been provided as shown on drawing Ref: MASTERPLAN BEA-24-027-16 Rev P07. Reason: To ensure conformity with summited details.
The drainage arrangement shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown in drawing 10421 - GCA - XX - XX - DR - D - 4101 - S3 - P05 to ensure that surface water from the driveway and/or vehicular turning area does not discharge onto the public highway. No drainage or effluent from the proposed development shall be allowed to discharge into any highway drain or over any part of the public highway. Reason: In the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policy SWDPR 28.
The Development hereby approved shall not commence until a Construction Environmental Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This shall include but not be limited to the following:- a) Measures to ensure that vehicles leaving the site do not deposit mud or other detritus on the public highway; b) Details of site operative parking areas, material storage areas and the location of site operatives facilities (offices, toilets etc); c) The hours that delivery vehicles will be permitted to arrive and depart, and arrangements for unloading and manoeuvring. d) Details of any temporary construction accesses and their reinstatement. The measures set out in the approved Plan shall be carried out and complied with in full during the construction of the development hereby approved. Site operatives' parking, material storage and the positioning of operatives' facilities shall only take place on the site in locations approved by in writing by the local planning authority. Reason: To ensure the provision of adequate on-site facilities and in the interests of highway safety, further to Policy SWDPR 28.
The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the detail given in the Ecological Mitigation Compensation and Enhancement scheme, dated March 2026. Reason: To ensure that the proposed development contributes to the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity within the site and for the wider area in accordance with in accordance policies SWDPR 29; paragraphs 187 and 193 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and to ensure compliance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.
All new external lighting shall be installed in accordance with the specifications set out in the submitted Collingwood Lighting Bollards Specification Sheet BL03 incorporating 2700K LEDS in the bollards and in accordance with in the number and locations shown on the submitted masterplan drawing number BEA-24-027-16 dated September 2024 and shall be maintained thereafter in accordance with the specified details. Under no circumstances should any other external lighting be installed without prior consent from the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure compliance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and minimise impacts on protected species in accordance with local Policy SWDPR 29, and paragraphs 187, 193 and 198 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
The approved Biodiversity Gain Plan shall be implemented in accordance with the details and timescale agreed within the Plan and maintained thereafter in accordance with the approved Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP). Reason: To ensure that the proposed development delivers a biodiversity net gain in accordance with Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and SWDPR 30.
The development shall not commence until a Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (the HMMP), has been prepared in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan and the approved landscape scheme, submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. It shall include: a) a non-technical summary; b) the roles and responsibilities of the people or organisation(s) delivering the HMMP; c) the planned habitat creation and enhancement works to create or improve habitat to achieve the biodiversity net gain in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan; d) the management measures to maintain habitat in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan for a period of 30 years from the completion of development; and e) the monitoring methodology and frequency in respect of the created or enhanced habitat to be submitted to the local planning authority, Notice in writing shall be given to the Council when the habitat creation and enhancement works as set out in the HMMP have been completed. The created and enhanced habitat specified in the approved HMMP shall thereafter be managed and maintained in accordance with the approved HMMP. Monitoring reports shall be submitted to the local planning authority in writing in accordance with the methodology and frequency specified in the approved HMMP. The plan shall also set out where the results of the monitoring show that conservation aims and objectives of the HMMP are not being met, how contingencies and/or remedial action are identified, agreed and implemented so that the development still delivers the fully functioning biodiversity objectives of the originally approved scheme. Reason: To ensure the development delivers a biodiversity net gain on site in accordance with Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and SWDPR 29 and 30.
(A) No development shall take place (including demolition) until a programme of archaeological work, including a Written Scheme of Investigation, has been submitted to and approved by the local planning authority in writing. The scheme shall include an assessment of significance and research questions; and: 1) The programme and methodology of site investigation and recording. 2) The programme for post investigation assessment. 3) Provision to be made for analysis of the site investigation and recording. 4) Provision to be made for publication and dissemination of the analysis and records of the site investigation. 5) Provision to be made for archive deposition of the analysis and records of the site investigation. 6) Nomination of a competent person or persons/organisation to undertake the works set out within the Written Scheme of Investigation. (B) The development shall not be occupied until the site investigation and post investigation assessment has been completed in accordance with the programme set out in the Written Scheme of Investigation approved under condition (A) and the provision made for analysis, publication and dissemination of results and archive deposition has been secured. Reason: In accordance with the requirements of paragraphs 207 and 218 of the National Planning Policy Framework (as amended) and SWDPR 06 and SWDPR 33.
Positive and Proactive Statement. In dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following ways:- providing pre-application advice; seeking further information following receipt of the application; seeking amendments to the proposed development following receipt of the application; considering the imposition of conditions and or the completion of a s.106 legal agreement. In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
The effect of paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is that planning permission granted for the development of land in England is deemed to have been granted subject to the condition “(the biodiversity gain condition”) that development may not begin unless: a) a Biodiversity Gain Plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and b) the planning authority has approved the plan. Subject to Paragraph 14(2) of Schedule 7A TCPA 1990 The biodiversity gain plan must include: a) information about the steps taken or to be taken to minimise the adverse effect of the development on the biodiversity of the onsite habitat and any other habitat; b) the pre-development biodiversity value of the onsite habitat; c) the post-development biodiversity value of the onsite habitat; d) any registered offsite biodiversity gain allocated to the development and the biodiversity and the biodiversity value of that gain in relation to the development; e) any biodiversity credits purchased for the development; and f) any such other matters as the Secretary of State may by regulations specify. Advice about how to prepare a Biodiversity Gain Plan and a template can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/submit-a-biodiversity-gain-plan
Note: A fee is chargeable for the provision of archaeological curatorial services. The service includes advice and liaison throughout the archaeological works, including the provision of a brief (if requested), checking the Written Scheme of Investigation for compliance with local and national standards, monitoring fieldwork and ensuring any archaeological reports generated by the project are acceptable. The Archaeology and Planning Advisor will be happy to offer advice on all stages of the proceedings. Additional site visits will be chargeable at 60 per visit if required if it is considered that breaches of condition have taken place or when other situations arise that require a visit additional to the usual service. As this scheme is considered to be a small-scale development of less than 1-ha the fee for curatorial services will be 343.60 (Inc VAT).
Where new car parking is in the vicinity of existing trees and newly proposed trees, that consideration should be given to making use of cellular confinement systems, rather than the plastic grids. This would prevent future compaction of the ground in relation to the root development of already established trees, and those newly planted.

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Document Type Date Description File Size Drawing/Rev Number
Application Documents
Biodiversity Net Gain
Application Plans
Neighbour and Other Response
Statutory Consultee Response
Decision
Planning Application Documents

Consultation Responses

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
8 Nursery Close Pershore WR10 1NE 12/08/2025
Lauren Croft Road Upton Snodsbury Worcester WR7 4NS 25/08/2025
9 The Limes Kempsey WORCESTER WR5 3LG 21/08/2025
17 Loughmill Road Pershore WR10 1QB 12/08/2025
Keepers Cottage Croome D'Abitot Severn Stoke WORCESTER WR8 9DW 01/08/2025 18/08/2025
Corner Cottage Croome D'Abitot Severn Stoke WORCESTER WR8 9DW 01/08/2025
Croome Farm Croome D'Abitot Severn Stoke WORCESTER WR8 9DW 01/08/2025
National Trust Shop At Croome Park Croome D'Abitot Severn Stoke WORCESTER WR8 9DW 01/08/2025

Consultee List


Name Organisation Sent Reply Due Reply Received
Defence Estates Safeguarding 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
Aidan Smyth MHDC Archaeology & Planning Advisor 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
Claudia Clemente-Benfield National Trust 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
Cllr D Harrison Kempsey Ward 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
Cllr J. Michael Kempsey Ward 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
Drainage Engineer Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
Highways County Highways 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
Jonathan Brierley The Open Spaces Society 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
MHDC Heritage Officer MHDC Heritage Officer 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
Midlands Business Team Historic England 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
Mrs Elaine Artherton Hereford & Worcester Gardens Trust 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
Mrs Lisa Stevens Croome D'Abitôt Parish Council 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
Ramblers Association (Worcestershire Area) Ramblers Association (Worcestershire Area) 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
The Gardens Trust - Consult The Gardens Trust 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
Worcestershire County Council (Footpaths) WCC - Footpaths 01/08/2025 22/08/2025
MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity 05/08/2025 26/08/2025
Churches Conservation Trust Churches Conservation Trust 22/08/2025 12/09/2025

Constraints List


Constraints List
CIL009 - Non-Urban Area
Paper: Malvern Gazette - Friday
Surface Water: 1 in 1000 extent
Park or Garden : Grade I. H.E Ref: 1000458. Park & Garden. Croome Court. PG/1000458
Park or Garden Grade I or II* Only: Grade I. H.E Ref: 1000458. Park & Garden. Croome Court. PG/1000458
Interferometer Area. INFER/7023 -
Outside SWDP Development Boundary
Public Right of Way: Type- Footpath. Path No- CA-509 B
National Trust Consult: Croome
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
SWDP 6: Historic Park and Garden
Surface Water: 1 in 100 extent.
No associated appeals