Redditch Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Redditch Borough 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 Redditch Borough 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
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23 October 2026 · Refused
Land At Wheaten Hill Farm Astwood Lane Astwood Bank Worcestershire · 25/00888/FUL
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4 September 2026 · Approved
Land At Stonehouse Lane Hopwood Worcestershire · 25/00751/FUL
Figures for Redditch Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,100 |
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| 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 | 25 |
| 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 | 72plan adopted 2017 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Redditch Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: (a) Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework); (b) the effect on the character and appearance of the area; (c) whether the…”
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“The main issue in this case is the impact of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including its impact on the non- designated heritage asset of Doebank House.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.