Bromsgrove District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Bromsgrove District Council decided more than 1,100 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 8% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 54 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Bromsgrove District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
-
23 October 2026 · Refused
Land At Wheaten Hill Farm Astwood Lane Astwood Bank Worcestershire · 25/00888/FUL
Figures for Bromsgrove District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,100 |
|---|---|
| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 8%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 54 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 110 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 40%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 380plan adopted 2017 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Bromsgrove District Council’s planning applications.
-
“The main issues are: • whether or not the location would be suitable for the proposal having regard to flood risk and safe emergency pedestrian access / egress arrangements; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and…”
-
“The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the historic environment.”
-
“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of, and visitors to, Hazeldene, with particular regard to noise and disturbance, • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for…”
-
“The main issues are; • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies, • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green…”
-
“The Council’s concerns outlined in its Officer Report regarding compliance with Policy BD2 of the Bromsgrove District Plan 2011-2030 (Adopted January 2017) (BDP) ultimately relate to the location of the development outside of a defined settlement, within the Green Belt.…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.