Author: FVCA

Planning Application – Wildmoor Methodist Church, Top Road

The following planning application is available to view and comment on. Please use this
link to take you to the home page of Public Access
https://publicaccess.bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk/online-applications/ which is the tool for
viewing applications and making comment electronically.

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APPLICATION REFERENCE :	25/00903/FUL
APPLICATION TYPE:	Full Application
DATE ACCEPTED:	08.08.2025
LOCATION:	Wildmoor Methodist Church, Top Road Wildmoor Worcestershire B61 0RD
PROPOSAL:	Change of use and extension of redundant chapel to create a three bed dwelling
APPLICANTS NAME:
PARISH COUNCIL:	Belbroughton Parish
WARD:	Belbroughton And Romsley Ward
CASE OFFICER:	Emily Cox
TELEPHONE:	01527 881699 EXT 1699
EMAIL	emily.cox@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

Community Shop Review – 10 short questions

Our Community Shop has turned one and we need your views with regard its future.

We would appreciate your feedback in our online survey. All responses will remain confidential and secure. Thank you in advance for your valuable insights. Your input will be used to ensure that we continue to meet your needs. We appreciate your trust and look forward to serving you in the future.

We have contracted with QuestionPro, an independent research firm, to field your confidential survey responses. Please click on this link to complete the survey:

https://questionpro.com/t/APKtTZ6yqU

Please contact admin@fvca.org.uk with any questions.

VJ Day 80th Anniversary: Pledge of Peace

The 80th anniversary of VJ Day (Victory over Japan) takes place on Friday 15 August 2025, commemorating the end of the Second World War.

While VE Day (Victory in Europe) marked the end of the war in Europe in May 1945, many thousands of Armed Forces personnel were still engaged in fighting in the Far East. Victory over Japan would come at a heavy price, and Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) marks the day Japan surrendered on 15 August 1945, which ended the Second World War.

Fighting in the Asia-Pacific took place from Hawaii to North-East India. Britain and the Commonwealth’s principle fighting force, the Fourteenth Army, was one of the most diverse in history – more than 40 languages were spoken, and all the world’s major religions represented.

The descendants of many of the Commonwealth veterans of that army are today part of multicultural communities around the world, a lasting legacy to the success and comradeship of those who fought in the Asia-Pacific.

To mark this occasion, we invite you to:

Light a candle during the evening of 15 August and place a symbol of peace in your window, download an outline of a dove, you may wish to ask a child to colour it in, and in the space provided write down your Pledge of Peace.

Please take a photo of your candle and your symbol & pledge of peace and share on our social media accounts (tagging in our handle), or email admin@fvca.org.uk for us to share.

We are also asking the community to write a short poem or your thoughts on the theme of peace. Pop your poem in the Village Hall letterbox or email it to admin@fvca.org.uk by 12^th August. Our plan is to share these poems on our website and in the village hall’s front window, so that they can be read on 15 August.

Planning Application – Hill Top, Warbage Lane

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APPLICATION REFERENCE :	25/00865/CUPRIO
APPLICATION TYPE:	COU Prior Approval
DATE ACCEPTED:	30.07.2025
LOCATION:	Hill Top, Warbage Lane Dodford Worcestershire B61 9BL
PROPOSAL:	Change of use of former grading house and office area
APPLICANTS NAME:
PARISH COUNCIL:	Belbroughton Parish
WARD:	Belbroughton And Romsley Ward
CASE OFFICER:	Emily Cox
TELEPHONE:	01527 881699 EXT 1699
EMAIL	emily.cox@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

Planning Application – 4 Mount Road

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APPLICATION REFERENCE :	25/00760/CPL
APPLICATION TYPE:	Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
DATE ACCEPTED:	04.07.2025
LOCATION:	4 Mount Road, Fairfield Worcestershire B61 9LW
PROPOSAL:	Single storey side extension with 4.7m width. Height to ridge of 3.9m
APPLICANTS NAME:
PARISH COUNCIL:	Bournheath Parish
WARD:	Belbroughton And Romsley Ward
CASE OFFICER:	Mr David Edmonds
TELEPHONE:	01527 881345
EMAIL	david.edmonds@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

Planning Application – 32 Parish Hill

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APPLICATION REFERENCE :	25/00747/FUL
APPLICATION TYPE:	Full Application
DATE ACCEPTED:	02.07.2025
LOCATION:	32 Parish Hill, Bournheath Worcestershire B61 9JQ
PROPOSAL:	SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION
APPLICANTS NAME:
PARISH COUNCIL:	Belbroughton Parish
WARD:	Belbroughton And Romsley Ward
CASE OFFICER:	Holly Johnston
TELEPHONE:	01527 881258
EMAIL	holly.johnston@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

Bromsgrove District Local Plan – Draft Development Strategy Consultation

Bromsgrove District Local Plan – Draft Development Strategy Consultation 30th June – 22nd September

Regulation 18 of the Town and Country (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012

Bromsgrove District Council is in the process of reviewing and replacing the Bromsgrove District Plan (adopted January 2017), which will set out where new housing, employment and other development alongside its supporting infrastructure will take place over the next 15 years.

This consultation is all about further fact-finding and identifying where the Council needs to prepare or commission additional evidence to inform the preparation of the Local Plan as it progresses. The sites and the draft Development Strategy that are being consulted upon now is an initial draft and additional information is needed from you. A lot of information is already known about the all the sites submitted to date, but local knowledge from residents and stakeholders is invaluable to inform the plan-making process.

To view the consultation documents and to respond to the consultation, please visit our consultation platform Commonplace:

https://bromsgroveplan.commonplace.is.

Alternatively, to view consultation documents, see upcoming consultation events, and view the privacy notice please visit:

https://www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/bromsgroveplan

Paper copies can be viewed at:

• Alvechurch Library: Birmingham Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7TA

• Bromsgrove Library: Parkside, Market Street, Bromsgrove, B61 8DA

• Catshill Community Library: The Community Room Catshill, Middle School, Meadow Road Catshill, Bromsgrove, B61 0JW

• Hagley Library: Worcester Road, Hagley, Stourbridge, DY9 0NW

• Wythall Library: Woodrush Community Hub, Shawhurst Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5JW

If you have any queries please contact bromsgroveplan@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk or call 01527 881211

Planning Application – Stonehenge, Top Road, Wildmoor

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APPLICATION REFERENCE :	25/00665/CPL
APPLICATION TYPE:	Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
DATE ACCEPTED:	09.06.2025
LOCATION:	Stonehenge , Top Road Wildmoor Worcestershire B61 0RB
PROPOSAL:	Hip to Gable conversion and addition of dormer.
APPLICANTS NAME:
PARISH COUNCIL:	Belbroughton Parish
WARD:	Belbroughton And Romsley Ward
CASE OFFICER:	Kyle Lander
TELEPHONE:	01527 881444
EMAIL	kyle.lander@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

Giant Hogweed Found Growing Along Sandy Lane

Giant Hogweed has been found growing on the verge of A491 on both sides of the entrance to Wildmoor Quarry.

One is already in bloom, two have buds and there are others currently in leaf. Potentially a public health issue if someone comes into contact with the plant, so PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH.

Worcestershire Highways have been notified.

Giant hogweed is an immensely tall umbellifer (can grow up to 5 metres tall) that displays large, white, umbrella-like clusters of flowers. Its hollow stem is ridged and purple-spotted, and its leaves are large and divided.

The plant produces phytotoxic sap. The sap contains photosensitizing furanocoumarins, which in contact with human skin and combined with UV radiation cause skin burnings. Damaged skin will heal very slowly. Contact can also develop into phytophotodermatitis. This is a type of skin condition that flares up in sunlight and for which there is no straightforward treatment. The intensity of the reaction depends on individual sensitivity. The danger to human health complicates eradication efforts.

If you come across Giant Hogweed elsewhere in Fairfield, Wildmoor or Stoneybridge, please contact us, admin@fvca.org.uk, so that we can monitor and report.

Planning Application – Primrose Nurseries, Fairfield Road

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APPLICATION REFERENCE :	25/00595/PIP
APPLICATION TYPE:	Permission in Principle
DATE ACCEPTED:	16.05.2025
LOCATION:	Primrose Nurseries, Fairfield Road Bournheath Worcestershire B61 9JJ
PROPOSAL:	Erection of up to 6 dwellings
APPLICANTS NAME:
PARISH COUNCIL:	Bournheath Parish
WARD:	Belbroughton And Romsley Ward
CASE OFFICER:	Rosie Paget
TELEPHONE:	01527 881184
EMAIL	rosie.paget@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk