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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.
19,251 approved · 3,428 refused · 1,717 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Woodbury Witley Road Holt Heath Worcester WR6 6LX
Received 3 Aug 2026The Old Chapel , Pendock, Gloucester, GL19 3PG
Received 7 Jul 2009Larford Quarry Astley Stourport On Severn DY13 0SQ
Received 9 Dec 2024The Old Manor House Bockleton Tenbury Wells WR15 8PP
Received 29 May 2026Noahs Ark Burnthorne Lane Dunley Stourport On Severn DY13 0TN
Received 17 May 2024Markham Broadheath Common Lower Broadheath WR2 6RL
Received 30 Apr 202646 Apostles Oak Abberley Worcester WR6 6AA
Received 16 Aug 2024Church House Shelsley Beauchamp Worcester WR6 6RA
Received 15 Apr 2011Moat House Farm Jennett Tree Lane Callow End Worcester WR2 4UA
Received 27 Jul 2020May Cottage 15 Wyche Road Malvern WR14 4EF
Received 9 Mar 2026Severn Cottage , 8 Lanes End, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JH
Received 17 Apr 2009The Old Rectory Church Lane Earls Croome Worcester WR8 9DE
Received 15 Nov 2021Washloe Coombe Green Malvern WR13 6AD
Received 19 Feb 20217 Woodlands Close Malvern WR14 4JD
Received 22 Oct 2019Waste Incineration Unit, Hangmans Lane, Hanley Castle, Worcester, WR8 0AJ
Received 10 Apr 2012201 West Malvern Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4BB
Received 14 Oct 2011DERA Site, Leigh Sinton Road, Malvern, WR14 1JL
Received 22 Feb 2010The White House Cottage,Suckley,Worcestershire,WR6 5DF
Received 23 May 20112 Fieldview Drive Powick Worcester WR2 4ST
Received 17 Mar 2022The Old Dairy, Woodlands Farm, Astley Burf, Stourport On Severn, DY13 0RX
Received 16 Feb 2017Brookfield , Shoulton Lane, Hallow, Worcester, WR2 6PU
Received 14 Nov 2009Our Place School At The Orchard Bransford Worcester WR6 5JE
Received 14 Mar 2025Wyte Leaves 11 Wykewane Malvern WR14 2SU
Received 28 Feb 2020Land At (Os 8598 5177) Norton Road Broomhall
Received 1 Jun 2022Records 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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