Closing date for offers: Thursday 12 November 2026
Land Adjacent To 8 Henwick Road, St Johns, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2
- Land size
- 0.19 acres
Key Features
- Detailed planning permission for a 14no. apartments including parking
- Site area of approximately 0.19 acres
- Offers to be submitted by 12th November 2026
Description
Detailed planning permission for a 14no. apartments including parking
Site area of approximately 0.19 acres
Offers to be submitted by 12th November 2026
Bruton Knowles have been formally instructed to market a development site with full planning permission for 14no. 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments located within close proximity to the Cathedral City of Worcester.
The area of the title for sale extends to approximately 0.19 acres and comprises a vacant former car park that served the Co-Op Supermarket. The site is predominantely surfcaed with tarmacadum and benefits from a wide highway frontage onto Henwick Road. The site is bound to the north and south by existing built development, to the east by landcaped area associated with the adjacent residential estate. Existing vehicular access associated with the former car park use, is located to the south west corner of the site, directly off Henwick Road. To the rear of the site is a strip of unmade ground with overgrown vegetation.
The site is not located within a Conservation Area, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, SSSI or Ramsar Site and does not contain any heritage assets.
The subject site forms part of the wider Freehold Title WR106407.
The site is located adjacent to 8 Henwick Road, within the St Johns area of Worcester City. Birmingham is located some 30 miles north east, Gloucester 30 miles south west and Hereford 25 miles south east. The property benefits from its convenient proximity to road networks to include Malvern Road, the A44 and the A4440 which connects to the M5 providing direct links to Gloucester and Birmingham.
The Town Centre is located approximately 0.7 miles to the east of the site. It provides a range of amenities to include supermarkets, pubs/restaurants, leisure opportunities and Worcester Railway Station. The Town Centre is within an 15 minute walk or 6 minute cycle providing opportunities for non-car mode journeys to surrounding amenities. It is a short walk to the University of Worcester St Johns Campus. The town is served by a local bus service which runs from Henwick Road adjacent to the site and connects to Worcester and the surrounding settlements.
Worcester Town Centre - 0.7 miles
Worcester Shrub Hill Station - 1.7 miles
Gloucester - 30 miles
Birmingham - 30 miles
Hereford - 25 miles
The site has access to mains services both within the site and immediately on the east and western boundaries. An attenuation tank is proposed to the rear of the site, draining to the exisiting combined storm drain sewer. Please note we have not carried out any tests in this regard and recommend purchasers undertake their own investigations.
The site falls within the administrative area of Worcester City Council and benefits from the following relevant consents:
24/00316/FUL- Proposed construction of 14 apartments, including parking, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements - Permitted 8th April 2026.
A purchaser will be responsible for discharging all remaining conditions attached to the planning permission.
The proposed scheme approved under planning permission 24/00316/FUL, provides for the construction of a detached four storey building, containing 14 apartments. The apartments include a mix of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom dwellings, with private amenity spaces to include inset balconies. The proposals include a communal shared amenity space to the rear of the property. Units 1-3 benefit from private amenity spaces in the form of 'yards' and inset balconies with the third floor apartments benfitting from access to a larger patio and green roof space.
Each party is to meet their own professional fees.
The site can be viewed directly off Henwick Road.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-05
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- St Clement's CofE Primary255 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 246
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary295 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 161
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Catholic
- Pitmaston Primary School798 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 628
- Type
- Community school
- Oldbury Park Primary School895 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 361
- Type
- Academy converter
- St George's Catholic Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 193
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- Christopher Whitehead Language College379 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,580
- Type
- Academy converter
- Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,036
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Bishop Perowne CofE College1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,155
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Nunnery Wood High School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,488
- Type
- Academy converter
- Tudor Grange Academy Worcester2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,059
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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