Planning Application

What this application is

This is a change of use application in Bromsgrove and Redditch: from concrete hard standing area to residential use. Material considerations for changes of use include highway and parking impact, hours of operation, and noise or disturbance affecting nearby homes.

A change of use application asks permission to use a building or piece of land for a different purpose — for example, a shop becoming a café, or an agricultural building becoming a home. Not every change requires permission; some are covered by permitted development rights.

The applicant's own description is: First floor and ground floor extensions to main house, partial removal of stable block, and change of use of existing concrete hard standing area to residential use. The application was received by Bromsgrove and Redditch on 20 September 2025 and is currently marked pending consideration on the council register — see what that status means.

If you want to respond

Common grounds for objection include highway or parking impact, noise, hours of operation, and loss of a valued community facility.

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