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Arches 53,55,56,57,58,59,60 and 61 Farrier Street Worcester

Awaiting decision Worcester 26/00490/FUL Full planning permission

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use of Arches 53, 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59 to use Class E, with Arches 60 and 61 also proposed for Sui Generis use, together with associated external alterations and the provision of a substation to the rear of Arch 53.

As published by the council, reference 26/00490/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00490/FUL
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Pending Decision
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Cathedral Ward
Parish
Worcester City
Decision by
Committee

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Received by Worcester

  2. 18 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Worcester took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

31 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Worcester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Worcester decided full applications in a median of 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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