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.
14,617 approved · 2,672 refused · 1,342 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Draycott Villa Nurseries At Draycott Villa 23 Main Road Kempsey Worcester WR5 3NY
Received 26 Nov 2013Bridge Cottage Teme Street Tenbury Wells WR15 8AE
Received 16 Jun 2025The Manor House The Village Clifton Upon Teme Worcester WR6 6EN
Received 19 Jan 2026Court House Nursing Home 3-5 Court Road Malvern WR14 3BU
Received 30 Oct 2023Lawnside House Albert Road South Malvern
Received 12 Jan 2023St Margarets, Imperial Road, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 28 Sept 201530 Hornyold Road Malvern WR14 1QH
Received 5 Sept 202317 Avenue Road, Malvern, WR14 3AY
Received 14 Jul 2015Land adj Martley Primary School Martley
Received 14 Aug 20144,Ravenshill,Lulsley,Knightwick,Worcestershire,WR6 5QS
Received 4 Sept 2012403 Pickersleigh Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2QJ
Received 7 Nov 2013Oldwood Farm,Cinder Lane,St Michaels,Worcestershire,WR15 8PN
Received 21 Jun 2013The Hollies, Holly Tree Lane, Rushwick, Worcestershire, WR2 5AQ
Received 15 Nov 20135 Oakleigh Heath, Hallow, Worcestershire, WR2 6NQ
Received 26 Sept 2016Dell House, 2 Green Lane, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4HU
Received 31 Oct 2014The Firs Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Received 23 Apr 2018Oaklawn 71 Albert Road South Malvern WR14 3AH
Received 19 Apr 2024Land At (Os 7489 5333) Knightwick Road Alfrick
Received 28 Jul 2026Fishermans Lodge Hill End Farm Station Road Bransford Worcester WR6 5JJ
Received 3 Nov 2014Sledgemoor House, Sledgemoor, Broadwas, Worcestershire, WR6 5NR
Received 6 Feb 2015St Leonards House Ranelagh Road Malvern
Received 13 Jan 2020Home Farm Stockton Road Abberley
Received 2 Apr 2025Upalong 78 Wyche Road Malvern WR14 4EQ
Received 1 May 2018353 Pickersleigh Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2QN
Received 18 Apr 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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