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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.
14,810 approved · 2,694 refused · 1,352 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Garden Flat Stuart Lodge 273 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4HH
Received 24 Oct 2018Churchend Cottage Church End Bushley Tewkesbury GL20 6HT
Received 16 Jul 2020Land At (Os 7863 5757) Wichenford
Received 12 Sept 2024Malvern Wells C Of E Primary School,263 Wells Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4HF
Received 27 Apr 2012Sports Hall, Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AG
Received 16 Jul 201573 Spring Lane Malvern
Received 24 May 202137 Lower Ferry Lane,Callow End,Worcestershire,WR2 4UN
Received 8 Nov 2011Land At (OS 8333 3398) Long Green Forthampton
Received 24 Jun 2025Upper Woodston, Newnham Bridge, Worcestershire, WR15 8NX
Received 23 Jul 2015Malvern Link Railway Station, Worcester Road, MALVERN, WR14 1SW
Received 10 Feb 2017White Cottage, Gilberts End, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, WR8 0AS
Received 23 Dec 201514 Lyfs Lane Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JN
Received 21 Feb 2020Scots Craig 230a West Malvern Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4BD
Received 8 Sept 201411 Woodmanton Close Clifton Upon Teme Worcester WR6 6DG
Received 5 Apr 202221 Willow Grove,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2SE
Received 19 Apr 2012Broadfield Cottage Powick Worcester WR2 4SP
Received 1 Jul 2022The Kings Head, 2 High Street, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0HF
Received 5 Nov 2013Masons Arms Castle Hill Wichenford Worcester WR6 6YA
Received 17 Dec 2012The Hyde Stoke Bliss Tenbury Wells WR15 8RS
Received 22 Feb 2012Henwick House Jennett Tree Lane Callow End Worcester WR2 4UB
Received 18 Aug 2021Eleri House 15 Laburnum Walk Malvern WR14 1HD
Received 27 Sept 2018The Lodge 12 Lower Howsell Road Malvern WR14 1EF
Received 1 Jul 2021Halas House, Holywell Road, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 13 Jan 2016The Old Post Office Tunnel Hill Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0QL
Received 30 May 2016Records 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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