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Worcester

In the last 12 months, 91.7% of householder applications were approved in Worcester (133 decided). A typical householder decision takes about seven weeks (median 51 days).

Full planning applications: 79.7% approved (118 decided).

Across all application types on record (2019-09-15–2026-05-22): 90.4% of 1,768 decisions approved.

2,156Total applications
1,598Approved
170Refused
129Withdrawn
0Pending
90.4%Approval rate (all types)
Check a property in Worcester
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Householder 473 434 39
91.8%
Full Planning Application 326 259 67
79.4%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 192 190 2
99.0%
Tree Works (TPO) 155 135 20
87.1%
Listed Building Consent 137 133 4
97.1%
Discharge of Conditions 112 112 0
100.0%
Advertisement Consent 94 75 19
79.8%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 64 60 4
93.8%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 60 56 4
93.3%
GPDE - large home rear extension 53 51 2
96.2%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) 24 23 1
95.8%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 21 19 2
90.5%
GPDG - commercial, business and service (Use class E) , betting office, pay day loan, to mixed use 9 8 1
88.9%
GPJ - installation/alteration Solar PV 9 9 0
100.0%
Permission in Principle 9 7 2
77.8%
Worcester Applications Regulation 3 6 6 0
100.0%
Demolition 5 5 0
100.0%
GPDM - from Shops/A2 to dwellinghouses 5 5 0
100.0%
Outline Planning 3 1 2
33.3%
Telecommunications 3 2 1
66.7%
PRIOR APP (PRA-APP) 2 2 0
100.0%
Variations to Section 106 2 2 0
100.0%
GPDT - business, hotels to state funded 1 1 0
100.0%
Change of Use 1 1 0
100.0%
GPDU - Erection, extension or alteration of a University building 1 1 0
100.0%
GPAA - Enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 130 112
86.2%
2023-Q4 120 110
91.7%
2024-Q1 132 122
92.4%
2024-Q2 131 113
86.3%
2024-Q3 135 123
91.1%
2024-Q4 158 145
91.8%
2025-Q1 123 115
93.5%
2025-Q2 196 169
86.2%
2025-Q3 187 165
88.2%
2025-Q4 189 169
89.4%
2026-Q1 152 144
94.7%
2026-Q2 103 99
96.1%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Cathedral Ward 286 265 21
92.7%
Battenhall Ward 142 130 12
91.5%
Arboretum Ward 129 120 9
93.0%
Claines Ward 125 122 3
97.6%
Cathedral Ward pre 01/05/2024 121 104 17
86.0%
Fort Royal 98 88 10
89.8%
Nunnery Ward 70 63 7
90.0%
St. Johns Ward 69 59 10
85.5%
St. Clement Ward 64 58 6
90.6%
Lower Wick and Pitmaston 61 54 7
88.5%
Warndon and Elbury Park 59 52 7
88.1%
Claines Ward pre 01/05/2024 51 48 3
94.1%
Planning guides

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