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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.
19,465 approved · 3,474 refused · 1,744 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Chatton,Church Lane,Hallow,Worcestershire,WR2 6PF
Received 15 Mar 20112 Church Steps Martley Worcester WR6 6QA
Received 25 Nov 20209 Derrington Gardens, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3FS
Received 2 Nov 2015Street_record Minge Lane Upton Upon Severn
Received 8 Mar 2024Withy Bank House Upper Sapey Worcester WR6 6EZ
Received 13 Feb 2013Land At (Os 7452 6790) Clows Top Road Abberley
Received 16 Sept 2022Orchard Cottage Back Lane Malvern WR14 2HJ
Received 22 Oct 2018Fir Tree Cottage Coles Green Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5DW
Received 21 Jan 202089 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4PB
Received 18 Dec 2018Manor Arms,The Village,Abberley,Worcestershire,WR6 6BN
Received 29 Sept 2010The Hermitage , 9 Kings End Road, Powick, Worcester, WR2 4RA
Received 29 Jan 200829 Goodwood Road Malvern WR14 1NJ
Received 5 Jul 2018Kyre Park House Kyre Tenbury Wells WR15 8RW
Received 6 Jun 2008Rose Gables Eight Oaks Castlemorton Malvern WR13 6BU
Received 28 Feb 2020Upper Howsen Farm,Howsen,Cotheridge,Worcestershire,WR6 5LR
Received 28 Feb 2012Land At The Rocky Church Street Kempsey
Received 20 Mar 2025Stonecroft Holt Heath Worcester WR6 6NA
Received 9 Mar 200913 Rectory Close,Lower Broadheath,Worcestershire,WR2 6RD
Received 13 Feb 2012Kingshill Barn Kingshill Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5EG
Received 16 Feb 2026Land At (Os 7352 5099),Field South of Lower Tundridge Farm,Suckley,Worcestershire,
Received 21 Apr 2011Land at Lawn Farm Drake Street Welland Malvern
Received 26 May 201526 Peachfield Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4AP
Received 19 Nov 2012Rose Cottage , Leigh, Worcester, WR6 5LE
Received 2 Sept 200940 Windmill Lane Kempsey Worcester WR5 3LL
Received 17 May 2019Records 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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