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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.
19,466 approved · 3,477 refused · 1,744 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Benbow Close Malvern WR14 4JJ
Received 27 Jun 2022Elmwood Laugherne Farm Martley Worcester WR6 6QB
Received 8 Nov 2024Enigma House Crown East Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6RH
Received 13 May 201917 The Oaklands Tenbury Wells WR15 8FB
Received 23 Jan 20181 Leys Cottage Birts Street Birtsmorton Malvern WR13 6AW
Received 23 Mar 2021Graffridge Farm, Berrow, Worcestershire, WR13 6AE
Received 5 May 2015Phoenix Pitch Broadheath Common Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6RP
Received 31 Jan 20119 Oaklands, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4JE
Received 28 Nov 201384 Main Road, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3JY
Received 18 Sept 2013Abbey Cottage, 27 Kings Road, MALVERN, WR14 4HL
Received 20 Feb 2017Land At (OS 81176 56216) Sling Lane Lower Broadheath
Received 15 Apr 20244 Gilvers Lane Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AT
Received 23 Apr 202527 Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AY
Received 25 Sept 201527 King Edwards Road Malvern WR14 4AJ
Received 5 Jan 20217 The Bungalows Shelsley Beauchamp Worcester WR6 6RD
Received 13 Sept 202418 Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Received 7 Nov 2023Field in Kerswell Green, Worcestershire,
Received 25 Nov 201566 Beauchamp Road Malvern WR14 1RX
Received 8 Feb 2018Old School House , Wichenford, Worcestershire, WR6 6XY
Received 12 Apr 201639 Priory Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3DB
Received 22 Jun 2015Old School House Church Lane Eldersfield GL19 4NP
Received 21 May 2025Northington Farm Farm Lane Holt Heath Worcester WR6 6NQ
Received 24 Sept 2020Coachmans Cottage Blackheath Way Malvern WR14 4DR
Received 3 Jun 2024The Firs , Sailors Bank, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, WR2 6QT
Received 3 Jun 2008Records 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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