Planning application
Worcester Royal Hospital, Elgar Unit Newtown Road Worcester WR5 1JG
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of new extension to the end of existing hospital/ PICU ward, including resurfacing of hardstanding, installation on new security fence lines, new landscaping/biodiversity and accompanying mechanical plant compound/ equipment.
As published by the council, reference 26/00543/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00543/FUL
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 3 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Leopard Hill Ward
- Parish
- Worcester City
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WR5 1JG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Worcester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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23/00288/FUL Withdrawn
Worcester Royal Hospital, Elgar Unit Newtown Road Worcester WR5 1JG
Request to remove condition 3 of application 21/00266/FUL.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by Worcester
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13 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Aug 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Decision (Consultation).
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3 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approval
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
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Worcester granted permission on 3 September 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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