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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.
13,648 approved · 2,530 refused · 1,287 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Wulstan Farm Shrawley Worcester WR6 6TQ
Received 7 Nov 2018Eastgrove, Sankyns Green, Little Witley, Worcestershire, WR6 6LQ
Received 17 Jul 2014Playing Field At (Os 8216 5537), Oldbury, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire,
Received 31 Jul 201436 St Anns Road Malvern WR14 4RG
Received 11 Mar 2026G H Bowkett Ltd Market Square Tenbury Wells WR15 8BL
Received 22 Dec 20214 Brinkley Drive Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0BY
Received 30 Nov 2017Elm Bank 52 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 4AB
Received 4 Feb 2022Coach House, Yardbridge, Longdon, Worcestershire, GL20 6AX
Received 11 May 20153 Station Close Newnham Bridge Tenbury Wells WR15 8PG
Received 27 Apr 2018Madresfield House Rectory Lane Madresfield, Malvern WR13 5AB
Received 23 Jan 2018Broadwas Village Hall, Stoney Ley, Broadwas, Worcestershire,
Received 18 Feb 2016Water Reclamation And Sewage Works Pixham Ferry Lane Kempsey
Received 22 Nov 2012Stanbrook Abbey, Upton Road, Callow End, Worcester, WR2 4TD
Received 27 Sept 2013Six Acres Barn Sutton Tenbury Wells WR15 8RN
Received 13 May 2013Charcam Gables Martley Worcester WR6 6PA
Received 31 Dec 2018Yew Tree Farm, Hanley Swan, Worcestershire, WR8 0DN
Received 28 Aug 201434 Cowleigh Road Malvern WR14 1QD
Received 30 Sept 201950 Kinnersley Severn Stoke Worcester WR8 9JR
Received 13 Jun 2022Land At (os 8637 4103) Furrow Close Holly Green Upton Upon Severn WR8 0RT
Received 19 Nov 2025Elgar Court Care Home 35 St Andrews Road Malvern WR14 3PS
Received 2 Sept 2021St Day Dumbleton Lane Eardiston Tenbury Wells WR15 8JR
Received 24 Feb 2022Redhill Shelsley Beauchamp Worcester WR6 6RB
Received 13 Feb 2013Manor Farm House, Naunton, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0PY
Received 1 Sept 2014Meadowfield 12 Poolhay Close Corse Lawn Gloucester GL19 4NY
Received 30 Dec 2021Records 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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