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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.
15,581 approved · 2,803 refused · 1,426 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Willowbank 1 School Lane Upton Upon Severn
Received 3 Apr 2025Southern Cross Farm,Long Green,Forthampton,Worcestershire,GL19 4QJ
Received 28 Mar 2011Tom Williams Construction Workshop Off A443 Stockton Road Cutmill Bridge Eardiston Tenbury Wells
Received 1 May 2012Withy Bank House Upper Sapey Worcester WR6 6EZ
Received 16 Jul 2013Land At (Os 7801 5063), Kiln Lane, Leigh Sinton
Received 9 Dec 2016Land At (Os 7566 6597) Worcester Road Great Witley
Received 19 Mar 20267 Minge Lane Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0NN
Received 16 Mar 2015Flat 5 Aucott House 54 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 4AB
Received 11 Sept 2018Knoll Cottage, Clifton Upon Teme, Worcestershire, WR6 6EE
Received 4 Mar 2016Manor Farm, Upton Road, Powick, Worcestershire, WR2 4QX
Received 25 Jul 201628 Davenham Close Malvern WR14 2TY
Received 23 Jul 2021Land at The Firs Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Received 17 Oct 2016Brickwalls Farm, Gilberts End, HANLEY CASTLE, WR8 0AS
Received 17 Feb 201714 Napleton Lane Kempsey Worcester WR5 3PT
Received 1 Oct 2026St Marys Church,B4197,Knightwick,WR6 5PJ
Received 1 Jun 2011Fairview Berrow Green Martley Worcester WR6 6PL
Received 4 Jan 2019Quaking Farm, Bestmans Lane, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3PZ
Received 17 Nov 20144 Meadow Close, Baughton, Worcestershire, WR8 9DX
Received 15 Sept 2014Romar 166 Pickersleigh Road Malvern WR14 2RY
Received 2 Mar 2023Crown East Cottage Bromyard Road Crown East Worcester WR2 5TR
Received 14 Dec 2016Coppice House Eastham Tenbury Wells WR15 8PA
Received 30 May 2024Norgroves End Farm Bayton, Kidderminster DY14 9LX
Received 16 Jan 2018Woodcrest, Blackheath Way, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4DR
Received 1 Sept 2014Old Tannery Martley Worcester WR6 6PA
Received 23 Oct 2015Records 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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