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.
13,764 approved · 2,549 refused · 1,291 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8A Hanley Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4PQ
Received 23 Aug 201656 Giffard Drive Welland Malvern WR13 6SE
Received 25 Jan 2022Parsonage Farm,Longdon Marsh,Longdon,Worcestershire,GL20 6BD
Received 21 Sept 2012Cedar Cottage Kerswell Green Worcester WR5 3PF
Received 10 Dec 2020Shoulton Cottage Shoulton Hallow Worcester WR2 6PX
Received 5 Jun 20252 Cromer Cottages Pendock Gloucester GL19 3PG
Received 28 Jul 2021Church Cottage Shrawley Worcester WR6 6TS
Received 31 Jul 20239 Adelaide Close Kempsey Worcester WR5 3SB
Received 3 Sept 2020Manor Farm Upton Road Powick Worcester WR2 4QX
Received 23 Jul 2021The Work Shop Beach Hay Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9NF
Received 17 Sept 2021New Haseland Farm Abberley Worcester WR6 6BS
Received 1 Feb 201817 Queens Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1RG
Received 31 Jul 2015Land At (Os 8590 4657) Kerswell Green
Received 3 Feb 2022Charnwood, Noutards Green, Shrawley, Worcestershire, WR6 6TF
Received 14 Feb 2012Ham Court Longdon Heath Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0QZ
Received 29 Oct 2025Hanley Hall, Gilberts End, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, WR8 0AS
Received 5 May 201537 Graham Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2HU
Received 27 Jul 2015The High Ground,New Road,Castlemorton,Worcestershire,WR13 6BU
Received 16 Oct 2012Hill Top Works,Old Road,Clifton On Teme,Worcestershire,WR6 6DZ
Received 27 Sept 2012Land At (Os 7935 4694) North End Lane Malvern
Received 26 May 202118 Wilton Road Malvern WR14 3RL
Received 27 Sept 2021The Old Blacksmith Shop,Rochford,Worcestershire,WR15 8SL
Received 9 Jan 2012The Oaks Bell Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6RR
Received 14 Aug 2019Vines Farm Malvern Road Staunton Gloucester GL19 3NZ
Received 19 Apr 2018Records 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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