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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.
15,555 approved · 2,801 refused · 1,425 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Hillworth Farm,Yardbridge,Longdon,Worcestershire,GL20 6AX
Received 17 May 2011The Old Cow Byre Church Lane Eldersfield Gloucester GL19 4NP
Received 23 Mar 202320 Old Malvern Road, Powick, Worcestershire WR2 4RJ
Received 8 Aug 2011Witley Park Farm,Worcester Road,Great Witley,Worcestershire,
Received 12 Jul 2011The Warren Lulsley Knightwick Worcester WR6 5QT
Received 24 Apr 2019Maple House Gilberts End Lane Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0BX
Received 5 Feb 201818 Croftdown Court, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3HZ
Received 25 Jul 2016Former Bight Farm 31 Main Road Kempsey
Received 31 Mar 2016Land At Rear Of 21 Wedderburn Road Malvern
Received 24 Feb 2015Kenwyn,Brockhill Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4DL
Received 23 Nov 2012Weirdale Lodge Moorend Road Eldersfield Gloucester GL19 4NS
Received 9 Jul 20185 Lanthorne Close Martley Worcester WR6 6BJ
Received 3 Jun 2020Allsetts Farm Broadwas Worcester WR6 5NS
Received 12 Oct 2016Land adj The Plough Inn, Crown East Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, WR2 6RH
Received 13 Jan 2014Severn House Waterside Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0JD
Received 1 Jul 20224 High Street Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0HB
Received 19 Apr 2023Bank House, Bank Road, Little Witley, Worcester, WR6 6LR
Received 1 Mar 2017The Annexe At The Oast House, Gilberts Farm, Chapel Lane, Bransford, Worcestershire, WR6 5JQ
Received 29 Mar 2016Land At (Os 8568 4948) Brookend Lane Kempsey
Received 2 Oct 2024Dripshill Lodge The Rhydd Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AE
Received 1 Oct 20198 St James Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2TS
Received 24 Mar 2014Applegaard Farm, Knowle Bank Suckley, Worcestershire, WR6 5DJ
Received 16 Jun 201560A Moorlands Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2UA
Received 24 Mar 2016Long Meadow,Uckinghall,Tewkesbury,Worcestershire,GL20 6ES
Received 4 Feb 2013Records 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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