Application Number M/25/01492/RM
Status Application Approved

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  • Application
    Valid
    18/09/2025
  • Consultation
    End
    23/10/2025
  • Committee
    Meeting
    N/A
  • Decision

    Approval
  • Decision
    Date
    03/03/2026
  • Appeal
    Started
    N/A
  • Appeal
    Decision
    N/A
Summary
Application Number M/25/01492/RM
Location Address Brook House Martley Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6HY
Proposal Reserved Matters application for the details of access; appearance; landscaping; layout and scale following grant of permission under s73 M/24/00068/OUT to vary condition 4 of outline planning permission M/22/00272/OUT for 2no. dwellings.
Status Approval
Application Type Approval of reserved matters
Appeal Decision N/A

Important Dates
Application Received Date 18/09/2025
Application Valid Date 18/09/2025
Consultation Start Date 22/09/2025
Site Visited / Site Notice Date
Consultation End 23/10/2025
Advert Expiry
Committee Date (if applicable)
Committee Agenda
Decision Date 03/03/2026

Further Information
Expected Decision Level Delegated
Case Officer Lee Walton
Parish Great Witley CP
Ward Baldwin Ward
Applicant Mr J Newing
Agent Mr David Addison, AddisonRees Planning Consultancy Ltd
Agent Address Unit 12A Top Barn Business Centre Ltd Holt Heath Worcester WR6 6NH

Condition Details / Information Notes
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 – 01 Location Plan p2024_031 / 02 Rev B p2024_031 / 04 Rev B p2024_031 / 03 Rev B p2024_031 / 05 p2024_031 / 06 Rev A Reason: To define the permission.
External materials shall be in accordance with the details given in the approved plans ref: p2024_031 / 04 Rev B and p2024_031 / 03 Rev B, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: In the interests of character and visual appearance further to policy SWDP 21.
Before the first occupation of the two storey dwelling hereby permitted the 2(no.) first floor windows shown on the west elevation in drawing ref: p2024_031 / 04 Rev B shall be fitted with Pilkington Level 4 obscured glazing or equivalent and shall be permanently retained in that condition thereafter. Reason - To protect the amenities of adjoining occupants from loss of privacy in accordance with policy SWDP21.
No construction works of any type should take place, including site clearance, demolition, or site stripping (includes archaeological investigation), or access made to the site, until a site meeting has taken place between the applicant, their chosen contractor and the council’s tree and landscape officer. Reason: In order to ensure that the requirements of the approved tree protection measures are clearly understood by all parties involved in the construction process and to prevent existing trees/hedges from being damaged during construction work and to preserve the amenities of the locality in accordance with policies SWDP6, SWDP21 and SWDP24 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.
The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in strict accordance with the recommendations set out in the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal report from Worcestershire Wildlife Consultancy dated July 2025 and submitted with this application. In particular: - Adoption of a sensitive lighting scheme during construction works; - Reasonable Avoidance Measures for nesting birds; - Establishment and protection of a minimum of a three-metre buffer for the running ditch; - Precautionary working measures for badgers, other mammals and herptiles; - Enhancements to the site through the addition of bird and bat boxes and native tree and hedge planting. 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 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.
Prior to the commencement of development hereby permitted, a Lighting Design Strategy for Biodiversity shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The strategy shall be based on Guidance Note 08/23. Bats and Artificial Lighting at Night, by the Bat Conservation Trust and ILP, and shall: - Identify those areas/features on site that are particularly sensitive for nocturnal wildlife and that are likely to cause disturbance in or around their breeding sites and resting places or along important routes used to access key areas of their territory, for example, for foraging; and - Show how and where external lighting will be installed and impacts of internal light spill (through the provision of appropriate lighting contour plans and technical specifications) so that it can be clearly demonstrated that areas to be lit will not disturb or prevent nocturnal animals from using their territory or having access to their breeding sites and resting places. This will include the provision of dark corridor conditions for retained trees, hedgerows and other commuting routes. All lighting shall be installed in accordance with the specifications and locations set out in the strategy and these shall be maintained thereafter in accordance with the strategy. 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 SWDP 22 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan 2016.
Details of the final Boundary Treatments shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. All boundary fencing shall include mammal gates/gaps to ensure permeability for small mammals. The agreed details shall be implemented thereafter. Reason – To ensure that the proposed development contributes to the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity within the site, and to ensure that the proposal harmonises with the surroundings in accordance with SWDP 21, SWDP 22 and SWDP 25 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan 2016.
The Development hereby approved shall not be brought into use until the access, parking and turning facilities have been provided as shown on drawing p2024_31/02 Proposed Site Plan. Reason: To ensure conformity with summited details.
The Development hereby approved shall not be brought into use until the visibility splays shown on drawing p2024_31/08 Vision Splays have been provided. The splays shall at all times be maintained free of level obstruction exceeding a height of 0.6m above adjacent carriageway. REASON: In the interests of highway safety, further to policy SWDP 21.
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:- • Measures to ensure that vehicles leaving the site do not deposit mud or other detritus on the public highway; • Details of site operative parking areas, material storage areas and the location of site operatives facilities (offices, toilets etc); • The hours that delivery vehicles will be permitted to arrive and depart, and arrangements for unloading and manoeuvring. • 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 SWDP 21.
The Development hereby approved shall not be occupied until the first 5 metres of both accesses into the development, measured from the edge of the carriageway, has been surfaced in a bound material. REASON: In the interests of highway safety, further to policy SWDP 21.
Prior to the occupation of any part of the development hereby permitted details of renewable or low carbon energy generating facilities to be incorporated as part of the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The details shall demonstrate that at least 10% of the predicted energy requirements of the development will be met through the use of renewable/low carbon energy generating facilities. The approved facilities shall be provided prior to any part of the development hereby permitted being first occupied or in accordance with a timetable submitted to and approved by the local planning authority as part of the details required by this condition. Reason: To ensure the proposed development includes sufficient renewable/low carbon energy generating facilities to comply with Policy 27 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan 2016.
This permission does not authorise the applicant to carry out works within the publicly maintained highway since such works can only be carried out by the County Council’s Approved Contractor, Ringway Infrastructure Service who can be contacted by email worcestershirevehicle.crossing@ringway.co.uk. The applicant is solely responsible for all costs associated with construction of the access.

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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
Woodbury House Worcester Road Great Witley WORCESTER WR6 6HP 22/09/2025 01/10/2025
The White House Worcester Road Great Witley WORCESTER WR6 6HP 22/09/2025
The Gables Worcester Road Great Witley WORCESTER WR6 6HP 22/09/2025
The Nook Worcester Road Great Witley WORCESTER WR6 6HP 22/09/2025
Woodbury House Worcester Road Great Witley WORCESTER WR6 6HP 22/09/2025
The Old School House Worcester Road Great Witley WORCESTER WR6 6HP 22/09/2025

Consultee List


Name Organisation Sent Reply Due Reply Received
Cllr Pam Cumming Baldwin Ward 22/09/2025 13/10/2025
Cllr Paul Cumming Baldwin Ward 22/09/2025 13/10/2025
Drainage Engineer Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership 22/09/2025 13/10/2025
Highways County Highways 22/09/2025 13/10/2025
MHDC Legal Services MHDC Legal Services 22/09/2025 13/10/2025
MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity 22/09/2025 13/10/2025
MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer 22/09/2025 13/10/2025
Rachel Lambert Great Witley Parish Council 22/09/2025 13/10/2025
Worcestershire & Herefordshire LMC Ltd Local Medical Committee 22/09/2025 13/10/2025

Constraints List


Constraints List
CIL009 - Non-Urban Area
s106: The Gables, Worcester Road, Great witley, WR6 6HP Ref No: S106-489
s106: Land at Brook House, Martley Road, Great Witley, Worcester, WR6 6HY Ref No: S106-550
Surface Water: 1 in 30 extent.
Surface Water: 1 in 100 extent.
Surface Water: 1 in 1000 extent
Outside SWDP Development Boundary
Water Supply. If Major Application consultation required with Water Supply Company
Policy Case HLA - MHDC/300/HOU. Brook House, Martley Road, Great Witley, Worcester, WR6 6HY. Outline application with all matters reserved for 2no. dwellings as approved under planning reference M/22/00272/OUT - variation of condition 4 limiting heights of dwellings.. Open Market. Small windfall (HLA only)
SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas
SWDP 2: Development Boundary
SWDP 5: Protect and Enhance
Paper: Berrows Journal - Thursday
No associated appeals