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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.
19,235 approved · 3,423 refused · 1,715 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Grafton Close Malvern WR14 1PA
Received 31 Jan 2018Westwood Farm, Mamble, Worcestershire, DY14 9JX
Received 10 Mar 2015Long Meadow,Uckinghall,Tewkesbury,Worcestershire,GL20 6ES
Received 20 Mar 2012Barley Farm Stocks Road Alfrick Worcester WR6 5HD
Received 3 May 2023Pool Piece & Rose Cottage, Martley Road, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, WR2 6QG
Received 27 Oct 2015The Police Station Berrington Road Tenbury Wells WR15 8EJ
Received 2 Sept 2024Shakenhurst Hall,Shakenhurst ,Cleobury Mortimer,Worcestershire,DY14 9AR
Received 4 Apr 201127 Old Road South Kempsey Worcester WR5 3NJ
Received 13 Feb 2019Land At (Os 8594 4112) Holly Green Upton Upon Severn
Received 1 Jul 2019126 West Malvern Road Malvern WR14 4NB
Received 1 Nov 2019Great Malvern Priory Churchyard Church Street Malvern WR14 2AY
Received 7 Mar 201150 Westminster Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4ES
Received 4 Nov 2014Kingswood House Kingswood Martley Worcester WR6 6PG
Received 12 Jun 2017Five Oaks Kings Road Malvern WR14 4HL
Received 13 Aug 2018Firlands Cottage Kinnersley Severn Stoke Worcester WR8 9JR
Received 27 Feb 2014High House Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9LY
Received 5 Mar 20261, Berrington Cottages, Astley, Worcestershire, DY13 0RL
Received 6 Oct 2014Meadow Bank Bank Street Stoke Bliss Tenbury Wells WR15 8RY
Received 20 Sept 2022Site Of Former 51 And 53 And 55 Albert Road North Malvern
Received 5 Nov 2024Land At (OS 7946 4473) Brook Farm Drive Malvern
Received 24 Jul 2018Long Meadow, Uckinghall, Tewkesbury, Worcestershire, GL20 6ES
Received 24 Jun 20166 Lyttleton Square, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1NP
Received 17 Apr 2009Birch Berrow Bungalow, Camp Lane, Shelsley Beauchamp, Worcester, WR6 6RL
Received 26 Apr 2017Land At (Os 8395 3981) Welland Road Upton Upon Severn
Received 29 Jan 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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