| Application Number | M/25/02019/PIP |
| Status | Application Refused |
Planning Online Status
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Application
Valid19/01/2026 -
Consultation
End05/02/2026 -
Committee
MeetingN/A -
Decision Refusal -
Decision
Date19/02/2026 -
Appeal
Started01/09/2026 -
Appeal
DecisionN/A
| Summary | |
| Application Number | M/25/02019/PIP |
| Location Address | Masons Arms Castle Hill Wichenford Worcester WR6 6YA |
| Proposal | Permission in Principle for the proposed erection of between 1 and 5 dwellings |
| Status | Refusal |
| Application Type | Permission in Principle |
| Appeal Decision | N/A |
| Important Dates | |
| Application Received Date | 17/12/2025 |
| Application Valid Date | 19/01/2026 |
| Consultation Start Date | 20/01/2026 |
| Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
| Consultation End | 05/02/2026 |
| Advert Expiry | |
| Committee Date (if applicable) | |
| Committee Agenda | |
| Decision Date | 19/02/2026 |
| Further Information | |
| Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
| Case Officer | Jack Hanly |
| Parish | Wichenford CP |
| Ward | Martley Ward |
| Applicant | Mr Peter Burgoyne |
| Agent | Miss Harriet Larkins, Greenaway Planning Ltd |
| Agent Address | PO Box 937 Worcester WR4 4GS |
| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| The site sits within the "principal timbered farmlands" landscape type, as defined in the Worcestershire County Council Landscape Character Assessment Supplementary Guidance 2012, wherein the area’s dispersed settlement pattern is a key characteristic. The development of the site for up to five dwellings would represent an unwarranted and conspicuous encroachment into the open countryside. Due to the shape, position and size of the site, the options for layout are limited and the location and amount of development would result in harm to the character and appearance of the area contrary to Policies SWDP21 and SWDP25 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan 2016 and contrary to paragraph 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| Positive and Proactive Statement. In dealing with the application the Council has implemented the requirement in paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework to work with the applicant in a positive and proactive way. We have made available detailed advice in the form of our statutory policies in the Development Plan and Supplementary Planning Documents and provided the applicant with the opportunity to engage with the Council's pre application advice service. Despite these efforts, the Council still consider that permission in principle should be refused for the reason set out within the decision notice. |
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Consultation Responses
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Laugherne Bank Wichenford WORCESTER WR6 6YB | 14/02/2026 | |
| Berrow View Castle Hill Wichenford WORCESTER WR6 6YA | 19/01/2026 | |
| Owners Accommodation At Masons Arms Castle Hill Wichenford WORCESTER WR6 6YA | 19/01/2026 |
Consultee List
| Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Smyth | MHDC Archaeology & Planning Advisor | 19/01/2026 | 02/02/2026 | |
| Becky Bowser | Kenswick and Wichenford Parish Council | 19/01/2026 | 02/02/2026 | 02/02/2026 |
| Cllr B J Williams | Martley Ward | 19/01/2026 | 02/02/2026 | |
| Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 19/01/2026 | 02/02/2026 | 29/01/2026 |
| Highways | County Highways | 19/01/2026 | 02/02/2026 | 21/01/2026 |
| Housing Team - MHDC | Housing - MHDC | 19/01/2026 | 02/02/2026 | |
| MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity Officer | MHDC Natural Heritage & Biodiversity | 19/01/2026 | 02/02/2026 | |
| MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer | MHDC Tree and Landscape Officer | 19/01/2026 | 02/02/2026 | |
| Worcestershire & Herefordshire LMC Ltd | Local Medical Committee | 19/01/2026 | 02/02/2026 | |
| Worcestershire Regulatory Services - Nuisance | Worcestershire Regulatory Services | 19/01/2026 | 02/02/2026 | 27/01/2026 |
| Worcester Regulatory Services Contaminated Land | Worcestershire Regulatory Services | 20/01/2026 | 03/02/2026 | 22/01/2026 |
Constraints List
| Constraints List |
| Paper: Berrows Journal - Thursday |
| Enforcement Notice Issued Ref: HIST/EN/0317 Property: Masons Arms, Castle Hill, Wichenford, Worcester, WR6 6YA |
| CIL009 - Non-Urban Area |
| Water Supply. If Major Application consultation required with Water Supply Company |
| SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
| SWDP 5: Protect and Enhance |
| Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
| Neighbourhood Plan: NPA Boundaries - Martley, Knightwick and Doddenham. Adopted: 23/02/2018 |
| Appeals Information | |
| Number | M/25/02019/PIP |
| PINS Appeal Ref | 6006135 |
| Method | Written Representations Procedure |
| Start date | 01/09/2026 |
| LPA Final Comments Due | 20/10/2026 |
| Interested Party Comments Due | 06/10/2026 |
| Inquiry Date | |
| Venue | |
| Decision | |
| Issue Date | |
https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=6006135
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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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