Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
15,600 approved · 2,807 refused · 1,427 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 4 Hunt House Farm Frith Common Eardiston Tenbury Wells WR15 8JY
Received 6 Dec 2012Land At (Os 7523 5776) Berrow Green Martley
Received 27 Jul 2023Dingle Hill, Hollybush, Ledbury, HR8 1EX
Received 23 Feb 2017Woodbine Bransford Road Rushwick Worcester WR2 5TD
Received 31 Oct 20233 Oakfield Drive,Kempsey,Worcestershire,WR5 3PP
Received 24 Apr 2012The Straights, Golden Valley, Castlemorton, Worcestershire, WR13 6AA
Received 18 Oct 201390-92 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1NY
Received 15 Nov 2022Clarence Park, 415 Worcester Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1PP
Received 7 Nov 20141, Pins Green, Worcester Road, Newland, Worcestershire, WR13 5BA
Received 28 Sept 2015Land At (Os 8027 5578) Upper Lightwood Farm Broadheath Common Lower Broadheath
Received 29 Jan 2026Barn At (OS 8048 6886) Astley
Received 5 Jul 2018Cromwells Cuisine 6 The Village Powick Worcester WR2 4QP
Received 20 Nov 2020East Barn Heath Farm Barns Moseley Road Hallow Worcester WR2 6NH
Received 12 Aug 202138 Hampden Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1NB
Received 5 May 2016Thornbury House 16 Avenue Road Malvern WR14 3AR
Received 5 Jun 20242 Ivy House, Oldwood Road, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8TA
Received 31 Oct 2014Woodhouse Farm Stockton Worcester WR6 6XG
Received 13 May 201311 Ebrington Road Malvern WR14 4NL
Received 14 Feb 20181 Fleetwood Avenue Powick Worcester WR2 4PY
Received 2 Apr 2019Land to the south west of Elmhurst Farm Hereford Road Leigh Sinton
Received 16 Apr 2015Dell House 2 Green Lane Malvern WR14 4HU
Received 23 Jun 2021Land Adj The Plough, Eight Oaks,Castlemorton,Worcestershire,WR13 6BU
Received 4 Jul 2013Norgroves End Farm Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9LX
Received 27 May 202087 West Malvern Road Malvern WR14 4NG
Received 3 May 2012Records 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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