| Application Number | M/25/01956/LB |
| Status | Application Approved |
| Application Valid |
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| 15/01/2026 |
| Consultation End |
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| 03/03/2026 |
| Committee Meeting |
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| N/A |
| Decision |
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| Approval |
| Decision Date |
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| 12/08/2026 |
| Appeal Started |
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| N/A |
| Appeal Decision |
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| N/A |
| Summary | |
| Application Number | M/25/01956/LB |
| Location Address | The Old Manor House Bockleton Tenbury Wells WR15 8PP |
| Proposal | Internal and external refurbishment to re-establish the medieval central section and associated later extensions, to also include reinstatement and replacement of windows and doors |
| Status | Approval |
| Application Type | Listed Building Consent |
| Appeal Decision | N/A |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 08/12/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 15/01/2026 |
| Consultation Start Date | 26/01/2026 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 03/03/2026 |
| Advert Expiry | 26/02/2026 |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 12/08/2026 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Rosemary Burton |
| Parish | Bockleton CP |
| Ward | Tenbury Ward |
| Applicant | Mr Michael Harrison |
| Agent | Mr Ed Thomas, Tompkins Thomas Planning |
| Agent Address | 13 Langland Drive Hereford HR4 0QG |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| The works to which this Listed Building Consent relates must be commenced before the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this consent. Reason: To conform with the requirements of Section 18 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. |
| Unless where required or allowed by other conditions attached to this permission/consent, 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/drawings/documents – Plans: Existing Ground Floor P4489//2024/BJM/BM/gfex01 Proposed First Floor P4489/2024/PJM/PM/FP003 Proposed Ground Floor P4489/2024/PJM/BM/gfb001 Proposed Second Floor P4489/2024/PJM/BM/FPO Exisitng First Floor 13103 03 Existing Ground Floor 13103 01 Existing Second Floor 13103 05 Reconstructed South Wall Section and Cross Section P4489/2025/PJM/OMF/SECT1 Exisitng Staircase and Details to Second floor P4489/2024/PJM/BM/ST002 Proposed Window Section Dated 27th February 2024 West Elevation Existing P4489/2024/PJM/BM/W001 West Elevation Proposed P4489/2024/PJM/BM/W001P Exisiting and Proposed East Elevation P4489/2024/PJM/BM/E003L Existing and Proposed North Elevation P4489/2024/PJM/BM/E001/LBC Proposed Window P4489/2024/PJM/BM/W001 Window Sizes P4489/2025/PJM/MH/W002 South Elevation Existing and Proposed P4489/2024/PJM/BM/E002, revision A Reason: To define the consent. |
| Before any works hereby consented commence, a Level 2 record of the building shall be completed by an appropriately qualified person in accordance with Historic England’s Understanding Historic Buildings: A Guide to Good Recording Practice. The record shall include annotated plans, internal and external photographs, and recording and dating, so far as practicable, of the doors, timber framing and other historic fabric affected by the works. The completed record shall be submitted to the Worcestershire Historic Environment Record, with a copy provided to the Local Planning Authority, before the works commence. Reason: To ensure that the affected historic fabric and evidence are recorded before alteration. |
| No works hereby consented shall commence until a full room-by-room specification of works has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The specification shall include details of the works, methods and materials proposed, including all new electrical and plumbing installations. The works shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved specification. Reason: To safeguard the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building. |
| No works hereby consented shall take place until an Ecological Mitigation, Compensation and Enhancement Scheme (EMCES) with particular reference to bats and birds has been drawn up by a suitably qualified ecologist and submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall be based on the recommendations made in the bat report prepared by Turnstone Ecology, dated December 2025 and shall include an implementation timetable. The works shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details and timetable, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority or varied by a bat licence subsequently issued by Natural England. On completion of the works, the development shall be inspected by a qualified ecologist and a statement of conformity and a copy of any bat licences and licence monitoring returns as appropriate shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority to confirm the mitigation, compensation and enhancement measures for biodiversity have been successfully implemented in accordance with the details approved under this condition. 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 policy SWDPR01 and SWDPR29 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and to ensure compliance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations (2017). |
| Details of any proposed external lights on the building and adjacent boundaries must be submitted and agreed in writing by the local planning authority prior to installation. 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 policy SWDPR01 and SWDPR29 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and to ensure compliance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations (2017). |
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| Address | Sent | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Hall Lower Rochford TENBURY WELLS WR15 8NJ | 27/01/2026 |
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carole Hirst | Bockleton Parish Council | 26/01/2026 | 16/02/2026 | |
| Cllr Duane Hubbard | Tenbury Ward | 26/01/2026 | 16/02/2026 | |
| Cllr Lesley Bruton | Tenbury Ward | 26/01/2026 | 16/02/2026 | |
| MHDC Conservation Officer | MHDC Development Plans & Conservation | 26/01/2026 | 16/02/2026 | |
| MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer | MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity | 26/01/2026 | 16/02/2026 |
| Constraints List |
| CIL009 - Non-Urban Area |
| Area of Special Control of Advertisements |
| Listed Building 0m Buffer: Grade II. H.E Ref: 1082480. Listed Building. The Old Manor House, Bockleton, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8PP (Formerly listed as Hill Farmhouse, off Bockleton Road (west side)). LB/1082480 |
| Listed Buildings Affect Setting 25m Buffer - Grade II. H.E Ref: 1082480. Listed Building. The Old Manor House, Bockleton, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8PP (Formerly listed as Hill Farmhouse, off Bockleton Road (west side)). LB/1082480 |
| Interferometer Area. Clee Hill - Consultation required for any building structure or works exceeding 45.7m in height above ground level |
| Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
| Water Quality Nutrient Nutrality-Consult for new dellings/overnight occupation, https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/ManagementCatchment/3117 |
| SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Enhance |
| Paper: Tenbury Advertiser - Thursday |
| No associated appeals |