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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.
15,310 approved · 2,764 refused · 1,398 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Woodchester Beach Hay Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9NF
Received 7 Aug 2020The Bumbles Grimley Worcester WR2 6LT
Received 18 Jul 2025Old Post Office Hollybush Ledbury HR8 1ET
Received 19 Nov 202516 Clarence Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3EH
Received 19 Jan 2015Land At (Os 7735 4620) Happy Valley Malvern
Received 5 Feb 2020Thornbury Rectory Lane Guarlford Malvern WR13 6NT
Received 2 Aug 2017Barns At (Os 8180 6026) Sinton Green Hallow
Received 26 Jun 2023The 207 Shop 207 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4HF
Received 11 Oct 2017Pinkhall Cottage,Birtsmorton,Worcestershire,WR13 6AR
Received 30 Apr 2012New Barn Farm Gadfield Elm Staunton Gloucester GL19 3PE
Received 21 Nov 2024Malvern Vale Estate, Swinyard Road, Malvern, Worcestershire
Received 30 Sept 2016Land at (OS 7981 4034) Garrett Bank Welland WR13 6NF
Received 4 Jul 2017The Port House Newbridge Green Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0QP
Received 18 Jun 2026Hill House Laugherne Park Martley Worcester WR6 6RQ
Received 25 Oct 2011Culverness Cottage Clows Top Kidderminster DY14 9NU
Received 11 Nov 2022Clay Farm Clows Top Kidderminster DY14 9NN
Received 23 Mar 2015Church Cottage Lulsley Knightwick Worcester WR6 5QN
Received 21 Mar 2024Land At (Os 8012 4361) Blackmore Park Hanley Swan
Received 18 Oct 2024Forge Cottage Alfrick Pound Alfrick Worcester WR6 5HA
Received 18 Sept 2019Walmer Lodge Hanley Swan Worcester WR8 0DX
Received 3 Sept 20194 Tennyson Drive Malvern WR14 2TQ
Received 26 Jun 2018Mistiltan Hay, Martley, Worcestershire, WR6 6PA
Received 26 Aug 2015Three Acres,Willow Road,Martley,Worcestershire,WR6 6PS
Received 2 Jul 2012Land Os 8223 5896 Oakleigh Heath Hallow
Received 12 Sept 2024Records 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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