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Smethwick Drop Forge Ltd Stourport Road Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 7QB

Awaiting decision Wyre Forest 26/0014/OUT Outline Application

Works: Demolition

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Proposal

Outline application for the demolition of existing commercial and industrial buildings and structures, and replacement with up to 10,660sqm of industrial and storage and distribution units (Use Class B2 and B8) (matters of appearance and scale reserved)

As published by the council, reference 26/0014/OUT

Application record

Reference
26/0014/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Pending consideration
Received
9 Jan 2026
Validated
16 Jan 2026
Ward
Foley Park And Hoobrook
Parish
Kidderminster Town
Postcode
DY11 7QB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jan 2026

    Received by Wyre Forest

  2. 16 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 March 2026, 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

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Greenaway Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Kidderminster

Active · incorporated 2018 · Kidderminster

22 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils

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Documents

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

14 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 49 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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