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Worcester City Museum And Library Foregate Street Worcester WR1 1DT

Granted Worcester 26/00440/LB Listed Building Consent

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Listed building consent for internal alterations to galleries on first floor including wall panelling, replacement air conditioning units in galleries 5, 6 and 7, new store cupboard, new frameless glass doors to gallery 6, new air conditioning units to main Art Gallery and Watercolour Gallery.

As published by the council, reference 26/00440/LB

Application record

Reference
26/00440/LB
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Approved
Decision
Approval
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Decided
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Arboretum Ward
Parish
Worcester City
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
WR1 1DT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 May 2026

    Received by Worcester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Status changed to Recommendation made

    Previously Pending Decision.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

32 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Worcester granted permission on 27 July 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.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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