Worcester planning news
Worcester planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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Worcester Cathedral's 1989 'Temporary' Masons' Yard Gets Five More Years, and Solar Panels
The 'temporary' sheds Worcester Cathedral's masons work in, put up in 1989, can stay to 2031 and get 22 solar panels. What the council approved on 12 October.
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Worcester County Hall for Sale: 153 Homes, Bids by 12 Nov
The 16.6-acre County Hall site on Spetchley Road is on the market. Council planners have backed 153 homes in principle, and offers close at noon on 12 November.
Planning
Battenhall Farm Worcester: 180 homes, then a supermarket
The same 5.05 hectare field off Whittington Road was screened for up to 180 homes in June, then for a supermarket, a care home and 70 homes in August.
Planning
Worcester Planning Committee Decided 23 of 426 Cases
Officers made 95% of Worcester's planning decisions last year and the committee refused none. Councillors vote on Tuesday on rules that narrow it further.
Planning
Worcester Sixth Form College: 4-Storey Extension Approved
Six new classrooms and 36 toilet cubicles were approved on 13 August under 26/00070/FUL. The college has 1,800 students and a consented cap of 2,020.
Planning
Worcester planning: councillor call-in ends 31 October
From 31 October a Worcester councillor can no longer send a planning application to committee. The council's own report sets out what replaces it, and your 10 days to act.