Planning application
42 Foregate Street Worcester WR1 1EE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor from commercial (use class E) to a bar (Sui Generis). Upper floors to be retained as use class C3 (residential).
As published by the council, reference 26/00206/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00206/FUL
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Cathedral Ward
- Parish
- Worcester City
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WR1 1EE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by Worcester
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18 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Jul 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Decision (Consultation).
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approval
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Worcester granted permission on 13 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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