Wyre Forest District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Wyre Forest District Council decided 870 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 50 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Wyre Forest 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).
Figures for Wyre Forest District Council
| Applications decided | 870 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 50 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 6%of 180 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 82 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 41%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 130plan adopted 2022 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Wyre Forest District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies, and the effect of the proposal on…”
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“The main issues are: - Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with due regard to the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it; -The effect of the proposal on…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any development plan policies, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt; • the…”
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“The main issues are; • Whether the proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect on its openness; and • The effect 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.