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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.
15,402 approved · 2,778 refused · 1,409 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Barn at (OS 8118 5947) Moseley Farm Moseley Road Hallow
Received 12 Jun 2019Cotheridge Court Cotheridge
Received 30 Jul 2018Kenswick Mill Cottages Kenswick Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QX
Received 13 May 2011The Grove, 8 Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AG
Received 16 Jan 2014North Lodge Hanley William Tenbury Wells WR15 8QT
Received 16 Jan 2026Whitecroft 23 Colletts Green Road Powick Worcester WR2 4RY
Received 11 Oct 201812 Handbury Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1NN
Received 1 Mar 20162, Sutton Park Lodge, Mill Lane, Rochford, Worcestershire, WR15 8SJ
Received 31 Oct 2013169-171 Newtown Road Malvern WR14 1PJ
Received 19 Apr 201619 Bramble Close Malvern WR14 2UW
Received 7 Apr 2021Willow Tree Barn Shelsley Walsh Worcester WR6 6RP
Received 7 Sept 2023Witley Park Farm,Worcester Road,Great Witley,Worcestershire,
Received 2 Apr 2012Barnards Green House 10 Poolbrook Road Malvern WR14 3NQ
Received 30 Sept 2022Land At (Os 8716 3766) Bow Lane Ripple
Received 17 Mar 2026Elm Dale 10 Danes Close Malvern WR14 2LS
Received 9 Dec 20192 Braces Cottage Worcester Road Newland Malvern WR13 5BG
Received 24 Jul 201814 Newtown Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1NZ
Received 8 Oct 2012Land At (Os 8044 6965) Astley
Received 27 Mar 2026Tack Farm Broadwas WORCESTER WR6 5NE
Received 26 Mar 2026Barn At Baughton Hill Earls Croome
Received 6 Jan 2022Old Walls 12 Waterside Upton Upon Severn WR8 0JD
Received 8 Aug 2019Eastham Court Eastham Tenbury Wells WR15 8NW
Received 21 Aug 2024Knapp Farm Bridges Stone Alfrick Worcester WR6 5HR
Received 22 Jan 2020The Baptist Church 49 Old Street Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0HN
Received 12 Dec 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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