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.
16,175 approved · 2,900 refused · 1,496 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Common Farm Clows Top Kidderminster DY14 9NY
Received 9 Aug 20181 Grafton Close, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1PA
Received 16 Sept 2016103 Wells Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4PD
Received 13 Mar 201360 Peachfield Road Malvern WR14 4AL
Received 15 Oct 20153 Poundpiece Cottage Main Road Hallow WR2 6PW
Received 1 Aug 2019Brynfield Rectory Lane Guarlford Malvern WR13 6NT
Received 7 Jan 202116 Old Street Upton Upon Severn Worcestershire WR8 0HA
Received 9 Feb 2022Land Os 8223 5896 Oakleigh Heath Hallow
Received 12 Sept 2024Eldersfield Pound Church Lane Eldersfield Gloucester GL19 4NP
Received 25 Mar 2015Waste Incineration Unit, Hangmans Lane, Hanley Castle, Worcester, WR8 0AJ
Received 29 Jun 2015Kettlepin Cottage Rectory Lane Madresfield Malvern WR13 5AB
Received 21 Nov 20177 Claremont Court Malvern WR14 4HS
Received 14 Mar 2011The Gables Bransford Worcester WR6 5JD
Received 16 Jan 2012Land at 20 The Graftons, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0NF
Received 22 Feb 2016Willow Barn 2 Lower Farm Court Kinnersley Severn Stoke Worcester WR8 9JR
Received 28 Nov 20241 Woodbury Rise, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1QZ
Received 21 Jul 2016Malvern Public Library 44 Graham Road Malvern WR14 2HU
Received 13 Jan 2020Rowe Farm, Ockeridge Lane, Holt Heath, Worcestershire, WR6 6LY
Received 16 Sept 201424 Christ Church Road MALVERN WR14 3BE
Received 19 Jan 2021Moat House Farm Jennett Tree Lane Callow End Worcester WR2 4UA
Received 4 May 202160 Somers Park Avenue, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 1SD
Received 17 Mar 2011The Farmhouse, Holywards Farm, Moseley Road, Hallow, Worcestershire, WR2 6NL
Received 1 Sept 20159 Blandford Close,Welland,Worcestershire,WR13 6SF
Received 20 Sept 20112 Albert Park Mews Malvern WR14 1HN
Received 29 Jun 2026Records 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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