A CONTROVERSIAL plan to convert a listed building into a ‘party house’ could still be allowed to go ahead despite the council rejecting it twice.

The proposals by Blockwork asked for retrospective permission for Pitmaston House in Worcester to be converted into a mix of residential and holiday apartments - work that has already been carried out.

The work was rejected twice by planning officers at Worcester City Council over fears it would create too much noise and disturb neighbours, but the work could still go ahead if another appeal is backed by a government inspector.

Blockworks has been battling with the council over obtaining the correct planning permission for the grade II listed building off Malvern Road, in St John's, after the developer had its proposals to convert seven rooms into a mix of residential and holiday flats rejected at the end of 2020.

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The developer then appealed to the government’s planning inspector in a bid to get the council’s the decision overturned but was unsuccessful.

The latest rejection from the city council came in January with officers saying the application could not be approved because they still had concerns about an increase in noise, which has led to another appeal to the government inspector.

Bookings for hen parties of up to 12 people at Pitmaston House have been available on various websites for a number of years.

More than 30 frustrated neighbours objected to the latest plan saying that 'shouting, screaming and loud music into the early hours' at the holiday let had turned a quiet residential street into 'a holiday resort in Spain.'

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Complaints were made by neighbours about noise at Pitmaston House, which currently only has permission for residential flats rather than short-term holiday lets, in 2017.

These were investigated by the council and eventually led to the planning application being submitted.

The resubmission of the plan led to a string of objections from neighbours, including those in nearby Winchester Avenue, who said “screaming, shouting, laughter and drunken stupor” from partygoers until the early hours at Pitmaston House was spoiling the area and angering neighbours.