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79-80 High Street Worcester WR1 2ET

Awaiting decision Worcester 26/00538/FUL Full planning permission

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of rear extensions and rooftop structures, removal of chimney stacks, and external alterations including roof works, rooflight, fire escape replacement and associated refurbishment works

As published by the council, reference 26/00538/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00538/FUL
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Pending Decision
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Cathedral Ward
Parish
Worcester City
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WR1 2ET

Site history

Applications at this address on the Worcester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/00537/LB Awaiting decision

    79-80 High Street Worcester WR1 2ET

    Listed building consent for Internal strip-out, demolition of later additions, removal of chimneys, structural repairs, roof replacement, and comprehensive repair and refurbishment of listed building fabric.

    Submitted 17 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jun 2026

    Received by Worcester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Status changed to Pending Decision

    Previously Pending Decision (Consultation).

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 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

22 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.

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  • 79-80 High Street Worcester WR1 2ET

    26/00537/LB Submitted 17 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~12 Aug

    Listed building consent for Internal strip-out, demolition of later additions, removal of chimneys, structural repairs, roof replacement, and comprehensive repair and refurbishment of listed building fabric.

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