Plans approved for new flats in Droitwich

The three and four-storey building will be built on the site of the former Royal British Legion club off Salwarpe Road

A derelict site in Droitwich will finally be developed after plans were approved for 27 new flats.

Wychavon District Council originally approved plans to knock down the former Royal British Legion club off Salwarpe Road in 2021 and replace it with a block of 22 flats.

But developer Liberty Holdings came back with revised plans for a three and-four-storey building.

Those proposals have now been approved by planners, despite opposition from neighbours and the town council.

Approving the previous plans three years ago, councillors had raised concerns over the flats being next to the busy Salwarpe Road and a fuel storage site

One of the concerns raised by residents was a lack of parking at the development, with one space proposed for each flat plus one shared visitor parking space.

Liberty Holdings said in its planning statement: “The parking allocation falls slightly short of the local authority requirement, although the site is adjacent to a train station and also sits within a short walk from the town centre.”

Neighbour Lynne West said: “Our estate already experiences difficulties with commuters parking here instead of using the train station car parks, this would simply make the situation worse.”

Another resident, Kevin Kemp, said he thought the flats were a good use of the site, but he wanted it to be more environmentally friendly.

Liberty Holdings said the apartments were “a modern spin on a traditional plinth apartment block”.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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