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Land At Os 386487 279040 Lea Castle Drive Lea Castle Kidderminster Worcestershire

Awaiting decision Wyre Forest 22/0404/OUT Outline Application

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Proposal

Outline application to include up to 800 dwellings (C3), around 7ha for employment uses comprising a mix of E (g) , B2 and B8 uses, a two form entry primary school (F1), retail (E), community uses (F1/F2) and care home provision (C2) as part of a mixed use village centre (E/F1/F2), two vehicular accesses from Wolverhampton Road, one vehicular access from Stourbridge Road, one vehicular access from Lea Castle Drive, public open space including play provision, outdoor sport/recreation, orchard, additional green infrastructure, sustainable drainage systems and the provision of associated infrastructure and ancillary works. Detailed approval is sought for the four means of access, with all other matters reserved for future determination

As published by the council, reference 22/0404/OUT

Application record

Reference
22/0404/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Pending decision
Received
13 May 2022
Validated
13 May 2022
Ward
Wyre Forest Rural
Parish
Kidderminster Foreign

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 May 2022

    Received by Wyre Forest

  2. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 July 2022, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Wyre Forest took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Wood Group UK Ltd Agent, registered in Aberdeen

Active · incorporated 2006 · Aberdeen

8 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils

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Documents

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

126 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Wyre Forest for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wyre Forest decided outline applications in a median of 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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