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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19,466 approved · 3,477 refused · 1,744 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Upper Howsen Farm Howsen Cotheridge Worcester WR6 5LR
Received 11 Jul 2022St Anthonys Cottage Wichenford Worcester WR6 6YL
Received 5 Feb 2019Broken Hill Stockton Road Abberley Worcester WR6 6AR
Received 29 Sept 2022104 Old Hills,Callow End,Worcestershire,WR2 4TQ
Received 11 Jan 2012The Orchard, Moseley Road, Hallow, Worcestershire, WR2 6NH
Received 28 Aug 2014Crews Court, Suckley, Worcestershire, WR6 5DW
Received 9 Jun 20141 Sudeley Close, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1LP
Received 5 Sept 201426 New Street Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0HR
Received 3 Jul 2025Rose Cottage, Corse Lawn, Gloucester, GL19 4LY,
Received 6 Aug 2008The Old Railway Goods Yard Peachfield Road Malvern
Received 3 Sept 20078 Chase Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4JY
Received 27 Nov 2014Marle Bank, Longdon, Worcestershire, GL20 6AR
Received 17 Dec 201584 Main Road,Kempsey,Worcestershire,WR5 3JY
Received 5 Sept 2010Land At (Os 8258 5549) Oldbury Road Worcester
Received 25 Sept 202433 The Village Abberley Worcester WR6 6BN
Received 26 Jun 2020Old Tannery Martley Worcester WR6 6PA
Received 26 Sept 2023Old Rectory House 45 Malvern Road Powick WORCESTER WR2 4RP
Received 29 Nov 2024The Chimes , Bell Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, WR2 6RR
Received 4 Jun 2008The Bransford Manor,Chapel Lane,Bransford,Worcestershire,WR6 5JG
Received 7 Dec 2009The Old Dovecote Shoulton Hallow Worcester WR2 6PX
Received 11 Feb 20134 Royal Oak Gardens MALVERN WR14 1AH
Received 6 Sept 2024Former Milking Parlour Lombard Tree Farm Hanley Swan Worcester WR8 0EJ
Received 26 Apr 2017Land at (OS 8263 5872) Main Road Hallow
Received 28 Feb 2020Santler Court 207 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1SF
Received 29 Oct 2020Records 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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