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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.
15,243 approved · 2,746 refused · 1,394 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Site Of Former Pavilion Victoria Park Road Malvern
Received 10 Apr 2024Former Braithwaites Yard Main Road Hallow
Received 21 Feb 2020Park Farm Barn Church Lane Hallow Worcester WR2 6PF
Received 22 Feb 2021Field off School Lane, Holt Heath, Worcestershire,
Received 11 Jun 2015Drakes Pit Grafton Lane Pendock Gloucester GL19 3PN
Received 27 Jul 2021Land At (Os 8202 5595 West Of Worcester) Martley Road Lower Broadheath
Received 27 Feb 2025Welland Stone Cottage , Welland Stone, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0RW
Received 2 Feb 2016The Vineyard Barn, Severn End, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, WR8 0BW
Received 18 Jul 2014Old Hill Barn Sinton Green Hallow Worcester WR2 6NS
Received 29 May 2019Springfield House, Apartment 2 Como Road Malvern WR14 2HS
Received 10 Sept 2025Bank House Hotel Bransford Worcester WR6 5JD
Received 6 Mar 2014The Hillbee Farm Welland Road Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0SN
Received 11 Sept 202536 Suckley Road Leigh Worcester WR6 5LE
Received 4 Aug 202623 Bow Hill Callow End Worcester WR2 4TN
Received 25 Sept 2019Woodmans Cottage, Colletts Green, Powick, Worcestershire, WR2 4RH
Received 5 Sept 20143 Oakfield Drive, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3PP
Received 5 Jul 2013Hill Edge Stourport Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6JP
Received 14 Jun 2017Day of Salvation Ministries Ltd Ranelagh Road Malvern WR14 1BQ
Received 15 Dec 2016Land At (Os 7660 5176) Coles Green Leigh Sinton
Received 9 May 2022High Acre,Dumbleton Lane,Eardiston,Worcestershire,WR15 8JR
Received 15 Jul 2011Site Of Miller Tyre Service Edith Walk Malvern
Received 23 Mar 2023The Old Rectory Church Lane Earls Croome WORCESTER WR8 9DE
Received 7 Nov 2025Ripple Hall,Station Road,Ripple,Worcestershire,GL20 6EY
Received 24 Jan 20136 Orchard Ridge Longdon TEWKESBURY GL20 6AY
Received 18 Nov 2021Records 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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