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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.
14,853 approved · 2,696 refused · 1,355 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
29 Hampden Road, Malvern, WR14 1NB
Received 5 Jun 2017Cornerstone Naunton Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0PZ
Received 12 Mar 2021Laugherne Hill Cottage, Wichenford, Worcestershire, WR6 6YB
Received 27 Jan 2015Bowling Green Farm, 8 Malvern Road, Powick, Worcestershire, WR2 4SF
Received 26 Nov 2015St Michaels Farm Stourport Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6JB
Received 4 Mar 2019Leigh & Bransford Primary School Hoopers Close Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5DX
Received 14 Nov 2011Former Treasurers Site, Albert Road North, Malvern
Received 10 Oct 2011Land At (Os 7739 4686), North Malvern Road, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 24 Dec 2014Hill View Farm Hospital Road Malvern WR14 1UZ
Received 23 May 2018Honeypots Farm Priestfields Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AH
Received 20 Jan 2022Thack Lea Kings End Road Powick Worcester WR2 4RA
Received 24 May 2021Sapey Pitchard Clifton Upon Teme Worcester WR6 6HE
Received 2 Feb 2026Apple Meadows Baughton Lane Earls Croome Worcester WR8 9DT
Received 20 Jan 2025Oakhampton House Dunley Stourport On Severn DY13 0TZ
Received 19 May 2025St Marys Church House 1 Squires Walk Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JD
Received 11 Feb 2019Brookfields Strensham Road Ryall Grove Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0PS
Received 28 Jan 20214 Britten Drive Malvern WR14 3LG
Received 9 Aug 2018Church Farm Church Road Castlemorton Malvern WR13 6BQ
Received 17 Mar 2020Romers Farm Romers Common Bockleton Tenbury Wells WR15 8PU
Received 8 Mar 20212 Grafton Close Malvern WR14 1PA
Received 1 Apr 2021The Hollies,1 Old Road South,Kempsey,Worcestershire,WR5 3NZ
Received 5 Feb 20132,Clerkenleap Cottages,Bath Road,Broomhall,Worcestershire,WR5 3HR
Received 3 Jul 2012Bryher Cottage, Ryall Grove, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0PP
Received 4 Aug 201610 The Lees Malvern WR14 3HT
Received 4 Dec 2017Records 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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