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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.
14,739 approved · 2,687 refused · 1,350 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Goulds,Rectory Lane,Knightwick,Worcestershire,WR6 5QF
Received 14 Jun 2013Tabwell Cottage Berrow Green Road Martley WORCESTER WR6 6PQ
Received 8 Oct 2025New Barn 1A Swan Orchard Alfrick Worcester WR6 5HZ
Received 28 Oct 2020The Fountain Stores Court Road Malvern WR14 3PN
Received 4 Dec 20191 Grafton Close, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1PA
Received 25 Jul 2014Jessamine Main Road Hallow Worcester WR2 6LD
Received 6 Feb 2023Bull Hill Farm Bull Hill Astley Stourport On Severn DY13 0RT
Received 25 Jan 2019Former International Gospel Centre, Ranelagh Road, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 4 Jan 2016Car Wash At Cromwells Cuisine 6 The Village Powick
Received 8 Dec 2020Thornbury House,16 Avenue Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3AR
Received 21 Dec 2011The Church House 27 Church Street Kempsey WORCESTER WR5 3JQ
Received 5 Dec 2024The Star Hotel 3 High Street Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0HQ
Received 23 Jan 2023Meander Forth Cottage Tan House Lane Rushwick Worcester WR2 5SZ
Received 17 Nov 201198 West Malvern Road Malvern WR14 4NB
Received 5 Oct 201218 St Peters Road Malvern WR14 1QS
Received 22 Dec 2021Westkerke Pensax Stockton Worcester WR6 6XJ
Received 1 Jul 2021Turnpike House,Dunley,Worcestershire,DY13 0UF
Received 4 Jun 2013Land North of Worcester Road and west of Gr Witley C of E Primary School, Worcester Road, Great Witley
Received 12 Jun 2014Land at (OS 7801 5063) Kiln Lane Leigh Sinton
Received 7 Dec 2017Land At (Os 7745 4497), Wyche Road, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 25 Nov 2016Brook Cottage Oldwood Road St Michaels Tenbury Wells WR15 8PH
Received 27 Aug 2014End House, Link End Road, Corse Lawn, Worcestershire, GL19 4NN
Received 24 Jan 2014Mulberry House 229 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4HF
Received 15 Sept 2014Retreat Farm Camp Lane Grimley Worcester WR2 6LX
Received 26 Mar 2014Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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