Worcester City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Worcester City Council decided more than 720 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 7% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 46 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Worcester City 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).
Figures for Worcester City Council
| Applications decided | more than 720 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 7%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 46 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 5%of more than 140 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 75 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 29%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | Not held yet |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Worcester City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Foregate Street and The Tything Conservation Area (CA) and its effect on the character and appearance of the building which is a…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area in terms of visual impact.”
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“• The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on all road users and the landscape environment.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issues are • the effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including its effect on a designated Green Space; and • the effect of the development on biodiversity.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.