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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.
15,684 approved · 2,823 refused · 1,437 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Adj to Martley CE Primary School B4202 Martley
Received 4 Apr 2014Flat 3 Park View 33 Abbey Road Malvern WR14 3HG
Received 21 Jun 2024Land At (Os 8189 5091), Adj the Crown Public House, Malvern Road, Powick
Received 30 Jun 201429 Crown Meadow, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, WR2 6QJ
Received 10 Feb 20158 Essex Close Powick WR2 4PX
Received 20 May 20267 Adelaide Close,Kempsey,Worcestershire,WR5 3SB
Received 19 Jun 2013Land At (Os 7817 6272) Little Witley
Received 9 Feb 2024Field Ridge, Bromyard Road, Cotheridge, Worcestershire, WR6 5LP
Received 15 May 2015Copperfield Peachley Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QR
Received 14 Mar 202423 Kings End Road,Powick,Worcestershire,WR2 4RB
Received 29 Feb 20128 The Lees, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3HT
Received 24 Oct 2014Eastwood Old Road South Kempsey Worcester WR5 3NJ
Received 11 Apr 2019North Lodge, Stockton Road, Abberley, Worcestershire, WR6 6AS
Received 8 Nov 2013Summerfield Gloucester Road Welland WR13 6LA
Received 30 Oct 2024Land adj 24 St Peters Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1QS
Received 15 Aug 20143, Prospect Cottages, Lime Street, Eldersfield, Worcestershire, GL19 4NX
Received 27 May 2016The Hermitage, 9 Kings End Road, Powick, Worcestershire, WR2 4RA
Received 10 Feb 2015Hsbc 1 Church Street Malvern Worcestershire WR14 2AB
Received 21 Jul 2022Premier Inn Grovewood Road Malvern WR14 1GD
Received 24 Apr 2015Hatherton Lodge Avenue Road Malvern WR14 3AG
Received 3 Mar 2022Cdc Bespoke Ltd Offices And Storage At Buildings And Land At (Os 8294 5903) Greenhill Farm Greenhill Lane Hallow
Received 24 Jul 2026100 St Andrews Road Malvern WR14 3PP
Received 25 Apr 2013The Granary, Home Farm Lane, GREAT WITLEY, WR6 6JJ
Received 31 Jan 2017The Sheafhouse Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9LW
Received 20 Oct 2011Records 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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