Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
13,565 approved · 2,517 refused · 1,278 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Bungalow Hook Common Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AX
Received 13 Oct 2020Dingle Hill,Hollybush,Worcestershire,HR8 1EX
Received 23 Apr 201313 Madresfield Village, Madresfield, Worcestershire, WR13 5AF
Received 11 May 2016Cob House Fisheries, Wichenford, Worcestershire, WR6 6YE
Received 27 Sept 2013Sutton Court Sutton Tenbury Wells WR15 8RJ
Received 5 May 2023T W S House Spring Lane North MALVERN WR14 1BU
Received 8 Dec 201710 Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Received 2 Jul 2020Croftdown Court Malvern
Received 11 Aug 2020Cornerways, Terrills Lane, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8DD
Received 19 Jul 2016Willowbank 1 School Lane Upton Upon Severn
Received 28 Mar 2024One Acre Cottage Abberley Worcester WR6 6BS
Received 5 Oct 2020Perry Cottage Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9LL
Received 28 Feb 2020Malvern Hills Outdoor Education Centre Old Hollow Malvern WR14 4NR
Received 12 Dec 2022Church House Shelsley Beauchamp Worcester WR6 6RA
Received 12 Mar 2015Rear of 57 Old Street, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0HN
Received 18 Sept 2013Myrtle Cottage Drake Street Welland Malvern WR13 6LN
Received 16 Sept 2019Aurora Peartree School Albert Road North Malvern WR14 2TL
Received 15 Apr 2026Malvern Public Library, 44 Graham Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2HU
Received 10 Oct 2013Three Pines,13 Imperial Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3AT
Received 13 May 2013A J Gammond Ltd Clevelode Lane Guarlford Malvern WR13 6PA
Received 24 Jan 2025Qinetiq St Andrews Road Malvern WR14 3PS
Received 5 Nov 2020The Knapp And Papermill Nature Reserve Bridges Stone Alfrick Worcester WR6 5HR
Received 17 Jan 2019Land Adj to Clayfield Drive Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 24 Aug 2015Hanley Hall, Gilberts End, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, WR8 0AS
Received 30 Jul 2014Records 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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