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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.
13,759 approved · 2,547 refused · 1,291 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 8 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Newton House Martley Road Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QG
Received 12 Mar 20132 Grafton Close Malvern WR14 1PA
Received 24 Apr 2020Orchard View 27 Alexandra Lane Malvern WR14 1JF
Received 21 Sept 2023The Old Vicarage, Church Road, Clifton On Teme, Worcestershire, WR6 6DJ
Received 22 Sept 2014The Chippings, Bell Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, WR2 6RR
Received 7 Mar 201740 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8AA
Received 20 Apr 2015Land At (Os 6148 6588) Farm Road Tenbury Wells
Received 30 Dec 2020Tyre Hill House Hanley Swan Worcester WR8 0EQ
Received 28 Mar 2023Rosemont Grange Lane Lower Broadheath WORCESTER WR2 6RW
Received 2 Jun 2025Vine Cottage Shrawley Worcester WR6 6TD
Received 18 Sept 20187 The Leasowes,Bayton,Worcestershire,DY14 9NA
Received 5 Oct 2012Merlewood 8A Clarence Road Malvern WR14 3EH
Received 17 Oct 2024St Anns Well Cafe St Anns Road Malvern WR14 4RF
Received 11 May 2015Station House Station Road Ripple Tewkesbury GL20 6EY
Received 21 Aug 2025Building At (Os 8738 3774) Station Road Ripple
Received 11 Jan 2019166 Worcester Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1AA
Received 25 Feb 2016Wayland 7 Oakleigh Heath Hallow WR2 6NQ
Received 8 Jul 2026Pensons Farm Stoke Bliss Tenbury Wells WR15 8RT
Received 13 Mar 2018Laylocks Nurseries Bromyard Road Cotheridge Worcester WR6 5LP
Received 8 Dec 2021Land At (Os 8202 5595 West Of Worcester) Martley Road Lower Broadheath
Received 17 Feb 2026Penn Lodge 1 Hanley Terrace Malvern WR14 4PF
Received 25 Sept 2018Nicholls Farm Shrawley Worcester WR6 6TT
Received 26 Apr 201937 Wyche Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4EF
Received 23 Dec 2013Unit 7 - Mcdonalds Roman Way Malvern WR14 1PZ
Received 11 Oct 2013Records 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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