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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.
19,388 approved · 3,461 refused · 1,735 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Wells House Holywell Road Malvern
Received 4 Oct 2012St Anns Orchard Convalescent Home,Worcester Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1EZ
Received 20 Apr 20122 Clows Top Road, Bayton, Kidderminster, DY14 9NB
Received 10 Mar 2017Stable Cottage,Tunnel Hill,Upton Upon Severn,Worcestershire,WR8 0QL
Received 21 Oct 2011Willowbank,1 School Lane,Upton Upon Severn,Worcestershire,
Received 24 Jun 2013Windhill Farm , Mamble, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY14 9LD
Received 21 Jun 2009Rockliffe 40 Church Street Malvern WR14 2AZ
Received 8 Nov 2019Units 1-4 Haywards Yard,Court Street,Upton Upon Severn,Worcestershire,WR8 0JT
Received 11 Feb 201320 Charles Way Malvern WR14 2NA
Received 9 Mar 2022Doltonia 1 Sparrowhall Lane Powick Worcester WR2 4SG
Received 7 Feb 2018193 West Malvern Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4BB
Received 9 Sept 2016Bredon House Tunnel Hill Upton Upon Severn Worcestershire WR8 0QL
Received 20 Sept 2010Rose Cottage , Berrow Green Road, Martley, Worcester, WR6 6PQ
Received 9 Apr 2009Hunters Inn Longdon Tewkesbury GL20 6AR
Received 2 Sept 2025Elmsleigh House, Church Walk, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0JF
Received 11 Dec 2013Barn At (Os 7235 5102) Stocks Farm Suckley
Received 31 Jul 2025Church End Farm, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, WR8 0BW
Received 18 Aug 2014140 Poolbrook Road Malvern WR14 3JF
Received 17 Sept 2020Emblem House,Quay Lane,Earls Croome,Worcestershire,WR8 9DB
Received 30 Jun 2011Foley House, 28 Worcester Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4QW
Received 22 Apr 2009Field Ridge,Bromyard Road,Cotheridge,Worcestershire,WR6 5LP
Received 29 Nov 2011Orchard Drive Shrawley Worcester WR6 6TD
Received 17 Dec 2008Land At (OS 8443 3975) Tunnel Hill Upton Upon Severn
Received 2 Aug 2018Old Post Office, Suckley, Worcestershire, WR6 5EE
Received 2 Jul 2014Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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