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Former Lea Castle Hospital Lea Castle Drive Lea Castle Kidderminster Worcestershire

Granted Wyre Forest 19/0724/RESE Reserved Matters

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

Proposal

Reserved Matters following outline consent 17/0205/OUTL for approval of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping of scheme involving 600 homes, public open space, and infrastructure on phases A, B, C, D, E and F

As published by the council, reference 19/0724/RESE

Application record

Reference
19/0724/RESE
Type
Reserved Matters
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
12 Nov 2019
Validated
12 Nov 2019
Decided
29 May 2020
Ward
Wyre Forest Rural
Parish
Wolverley And Cookley
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
DY10 3RY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wyre Forest register

This site has had 5 applications since 2019: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/0338/NMA Granted

    Former Lea Castle Hospital Lea Castle Drive Lea Castle Kidderminster Worcestershire

    Removal of a single detached garage to Plot 213 and creation of a parking place in situ, omission of natural play provision for plots 485 & 486 and amendment to cycle store for phase 4. New piers & wall, signage, new timber post and rail boundary treatment to Phase 3b. Plots 245 - 269 and Plot position adjustment to no 268 (moved 1m away from boundary) to form retaining wall to improve the level design in rear gardens to form more usable space.

    Decided 22 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • 22/0032/CR Granted

    Former Lea Castle Hospital Lea Castle Drive Lea Castle Kidderminster Worcestershire

    Approval of details under conditions 2 (Boundary Treatment) and 3 (Materials) attached to Planning Permission 21/0066/S73

    Decided 13 Jun 2022 Conditions
  • 21/0377/CR Granted

    Former Lea Castle Hospital Lea Castle Drive Lea Castle Kidderminster Worcestershire

    Discharge of Conditions 11, 12, 14 and 17 attached to 19/0750/S73 (pursuant to 17/0205/OUTL)

    Decided 21 Feb 2022 Conditions
  • 21/0066/S73 Granted

    Former Lea Castle Hospital Lea Castle Drive Lea Castle Kidderminster Worcestershire

    Variation of Conditions 2, 4 and 6 to Reserved Matters approval 19/0724/RESE to substitute house types and to amend external materials, hard and soft landscaping details and width of cycle pathway make changes to house types within Phases A and D and amend soft and hard landscaping and cycle pathway

    Decided 29 Apr 2021 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Nov 2019

    Received by Wyre Forest

  2. 29 May 2020

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 21/0066/S73 Granted

    Former Lea Castle Hospital Lea Castle Drive Lea Castle Kidderminster Worcestershire

    Variation of Conditions 2, 4 and 6 to Reserved Matters approval 19/0724/RESE to substitute house types and to amend external materials, hard and soft landscaping details and width of cycle pathway make changes to house types within Phases A and D and amend soft and hard landscaping and cycle pathway

    Decided 29 Apr 2021 Amendments

Documents

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

261 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wyre Forest granted permission on 29 May 2020, 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 reserved matters applications

A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.

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