Planning Application

What this application is

Prior approval is a lighter-touch route. The council can only consider the specific matters set out in law for this class of development — commonly siting, design, access and impact on transport — and cannot object to the principle of the development itself.

Prior approval and permission in principle are lighter-touch routes intended for development that already benefits from a general grant of permission (permitted development) or is being considered in outline first. Councils normally have 56 days to decide.

The applicant's own description is: The erection of up to nine houses. The application was received by Bromsgrove and Redditch on 27 July 2026.

If you want to respond

The council can only consider specific matters set out in law — usually siting, design, transport impact and contamination. Objections outside those matters cannot be taken into account.

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