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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.
15,029 approved · 2,718 refused · 1,371 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Highgate House 36 The Village Clifton Upon Teme Worcester WR6 6DH
Received 18 Dec 2020Poachers Cottage,Upper Brookend,Kemspey,Worcestershire,WR5 3QN
Received 21 May 2013Land North of the New Inn, Main Road (B4196), Shrawley, Worcs,
Received 15 Mar 20171 St Anns Orchard Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1DE
Received 15 Dec 2023The Grove Primary School Pickersleigh Grove Malvern WR14 2LU
Received 26 Jun 2014100 Woodfarm Road Malvern WR14 4PP
Received 14 May 20219 The Limes Kempsey Worcester WR5 3LG
Received 3 Feb 20202 St Anns Road Malvern WR14 4RG
Received 4 Sept 2017Meritbrook Newtown Martley Worcester WR6 6PR
Received 5 Jan 2026Jacks Place Berrow Malvern WR13 6AT
Received 4 Jan 202427 Wyche Road, Malvern, WR14 4EF
Received 15 Dec 2016Land At (Os 8285 4955) Jennett Tree Lane Callow End
Received 19 Mar 20182 Greenhedges Close Rushwick Worcester WR2 5FL
Received 29 Mar 2021The Bell Inn Martley Road Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QG
Received 20 Nov 20172 Orchard Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,
Received 3 Oct 20123 North Hill Gardens,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4PT
Received 23 Jan 2012The Croft House 29 Avenue Road Malvern WR14 3AY
Received 29 Aug 2023Land At (Os 8552 4989) Main Road Kempsey
Received 5 Jan 2015Land At, Moorlands Road, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 25 Nov 20162 Longfield Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0NR
Received 14 Sept 2018Pursers Orchard Upton Road Callow End Worcester WR2 4TY
Received 2 Jan 2018Sinton Meadow Stocks Lane Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5DY
Received 6 Oct 2026Properties Ivydene and Rondene Holywell Road Malvern
Received 21 Dec 20201 Spindle Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2WB
Received 23 Nov 2011Records 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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