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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.
14,605 approved · 2,672 refused · 1,342 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
34 Upton Road, Callow End, Worcestershire, WR2 4TY
Received 24 Dec 2015Halfkey Farm House, Half Key, Malvern, WR14 1UP
Received 4 Nov 2016Ivy House Farm Stoney Ley Broadwas Worcester WR6 5NE
Received 3 Dec 2019Santler Court 207 Worcester Road Malvern
Received 29 Jun 2023Hillend Lodge Longdon Hill End Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0RN
Received 24 May 2017Land At (Os 7868 3887),The Farthing Gloucester Road, Castlemorton,Worcestershire,
Received 20 Mar 2013The Forge, 37 Eardiston, Worcestershire, WR15 8JJ
Received 26 Oct 201531 Richmond Road Malvern WR14 1NE
Received 15 Aug 2023Hatherton Lodge Avenue Road Malvern WR14 3AG
Received 18 Dec 2015Four Winds, 76 Wyche Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4EQ
Received 20 Nov 2013Witley Park Farm,Worcester Road,Great Witley,Worcestershire,
Received 29 Jan 2013Laughern Hill Wichenford Worcester WR6 6YB
Received 10 Sept 2014Ankerdine Farm,Bromyard Road,Knightwick,Worcestershire,WR6 5PH
Received 9 May 2013Land At (Os 7708 4851),End Hill Way,Malvern,Worcestershire,
Received 12 Oct 2012Upper Howsen Farm,Howsen,Cotheridge,Worcestershire,WR6 5LR
Received 9 Mar 2012Little Welland Farm Castlemorton, Malvern WR13 6BN
Received 18 Dec 2017Ripple Farm School Lane Ripple
Received 6 Sept 2023Oak Tree Cottage Shuttlefast Lane Malvern WR14 4JB
Received 20 Jul 20185 Court Lea Holly Green Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0PE
Received 13 Feb 2023Thomas Morris House William Tennant Way Upton Upon Severn
Received 9 May 2018Bridge House,Waterside,Upton Upon Severn,Worcestershire,WR8 0HG
Received 8 Mar 2013The Holdings Holdings Lane Kempsey Worcester WR5 3FP
Received 16 May 2024Teme Cottage Teme Lane Leigh Worcestershire WR6 5JY
Received 11 Jan 2023Hares Leap,Orleton Lane,Stanford Bridge,Worcestershire,WR6 6ST
Received 9 May 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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