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Worcester Royal Hospital, Elgar Unit Newtown Road Worcester WR5 1JG

Granted Worcester 26/00543/FUL Full planning permission

Works: Extension Small domestic

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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
Granted As published: 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.

  • 23/00288/FUL Withdrawn

    Worcester Royal Hospital, Elgar Unit Newtown Road Worcester WR5 1JG

    Request to remove condition 3 of application 21/00266/FUL.

    Decided 14 Apr 2023 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jun 2026

    Received by Worcester

  2. 13 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 8 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Pending Decision

    Previously Pending Decision (Consultation).

  5. 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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What this grant of permission means

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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