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.
13,758 approved · 2,546 refused · 1,291 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
9 Windmill Lane Kempsey Worcester WR5 3LL
Received 2 Dec 20198 Old Rectory Close Powick Worcester WR2 4QU
Received 22 Feb 2022Land At (Os 7989 6560) Rectory Lane Shrawley,
Received 25 Sept 2017The Coach House Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0BJ
Received 24 Apr 2024Apple Tree Lodge & Laylocks Cottage Laylocks Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6RL
Received 14 Jun 201716 Old Street Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0HA
Received 6 Aug 202069 Christine Avenue, Rushwick, Worcestershire, WR2 5SW
Received 16 Aug 201369 Court Road Malvern WR14 3ED
Received 13 Jul 2020Bright Earth Buddhist Temple 34 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 4AA
Received 7 Oct 2025Fairfields Moseley Road Hallow WR2 6NJ
Received 3 Feb 2021Pool House Hanley Road Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0PA
Received 7 Jul 2023Willow Tree Barn Shelsley Walsh Worcester WR6 6RP
Received 12 Mar 2026Priory Cottage Grimley Worcester WR2 6LU
Received 6 Mar 2018Morgan Court Worcester Road Malvern
Received 21 Aug 2026Broadfields Farm, Powick, Worcestershire, WR2 4SP
Received 28 May 201415 Hall Green Close, Malvern, WR14 3QY
Received 16 Jan 2017Orchard End 23 Woodshears Road Malvern WR14 3DY
Received 18 Oct 2018Sindons Mill Farm Suckley Worcester WR6 5EQ
Received 21 Jan 2022Charnwood, Noutards Green, Shrawley, Worcestershire, WR6 6TF
Received 19 Feb 2015Home Farm Stockton Road Abberley
Received 20 May 2024Sinton Court Sinton Green Hallow Worcester WR2 6NP
Received 24 Feb 202337B Old Street Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0HN
Received 26 Jul 2024The Old Rectory Rectory Lane Knightwick Worcester WR6 5QF
Received 17 Sept 2015Bight Farm 31 Main Road Kempsey Worcester WR5 3NF
Received 9 Apr 2015Records 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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