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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Malvern Hills District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
13,064 approved · 2,434 refused · 1,223 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
1 Astley Orchard Eastham Tenbury Wells WR15 8NR
Received 27 May 202024 Winsmore Powick Worcester WR2 4QY
Received 16 Nov 2020St Marys Church,Knightsford Bridge,Knightwick,Worcestershire,WR6 5PJ
Received 13 Nov 2012The Willows, Church Lane, Martley, Worcestershire, WR6 6QE
Received 22 Apr 201480 St Andrews Road Malvern WR14 3PP
Received 15 Aug 2017Land At (Os 7745 4497) Wyche Road Malvern
Received 10 Feb 2023Cooper Beeches 73 Albert Road South Malvern WR14 3DX
Received 15 Jul 2021Springfield House Martley Road Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QG
Received 13 Sept 2019The Grange Newland Malvern WR13 5AX
Received 13 Apr 2017Thornton 131 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4PD
Received 5 Oct 2023Waitrose Ltd Edith Walk Malvern WR14 4WR
Received 24 Apr 2015Cherry Blossom Cottage Worcester Road Earls Croome Worcester WR8 9DA
Received 4 May 2021Gatley Old Road Clifton Upon Teme Worcester WR6 6DR
Received 21 Nov 2017Land At (Os 8157 4265) Winnington Gardens Hanley Swan
Received 16 Jul 2019Land at (OS 8006 6934) Astley Cross
Received 14 Sept 20176-8 Graham Road Malvern WR14 2HN
Received 19 May 2021Building At (Os 8738 3774), Station Road, Ripple, Worcestershire
Received 24 Aug 2015Powick Playing Fields, off Hamilton Close, Powick, Worcestershire,
Received 17 Jun 2016Lawnside House Albert Road South Malvern
Received 26 Jun 20243 Malvern Road Powick Worcester WR2 4SF
Received 4 Jul 2023Land At (Os 7895 5264) Suckley Road Leigh
Received 2 Sept 2025Instones Stocks Lane Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5DY
Received 23 Aug 2024Callow End Court Jennett Tree Lane Callow End Worcester WR2 4UA
Received 29 Mar 2023Land At (Os 8002 5738) Frenchlands Lane Lower Broadheath
Received 4 Jun 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Malvern Hills District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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