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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.
16,175 approved · 2,901 refused · 1,496 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Whitings Hill Berrow Malvern WR13 6AY
Received 12 Nov 2024136 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1SS
Received 19 Jun 2019Rock House Holywell Road Malvern
Received 21 May 2020Sheffield House 36 Court Road Malvern WR14 3BL
Received 23 Aug 2012Ashgrove 139 Worcester Road Malvern
Received 24 May 2016Coventry Barn Severn Stoke Worcester WR8 9JA
Received 1 Nov 2023Old Orchard 230B West Malvern Road Malvern WR14 4BD
Received 14 Oct 2024Land At (Os 7983 6628) New Inn Lane Shrawley
Received 25 Aug 2026143 Newtown Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1PJ
Received 21 Aug 201261 Court Road Malvern WR14 3ED
Received 31 Jul 2019Barn At (Os 8154 3173) Eldersfield Marsh Eldersfield
Received 7 Mar 2025Hillview Suckley Worcester WR6 5ED
Received 29 Jan 2025119 Oakfield Road Malvern WR14 1DT
Received 18 Mar 202236 Woodshears Road Malvern WR14 3DZ
Received 8 Sept 2021Martell Mount Cottage,Holywell Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4LF
Received 11 Aug 2011Land At (Os 8339 4949), Upton Road, Callow End, Worcestershire,
Received 23 Sept 2015The Star 59 Cowleigh Road Malvern WR14 1QE
Received 9 Apr 2018Sheffield House 27 Christ Church Road Malvern
Received 18 Nov 2015The Old Forge Bridgend Eldersfield Gloucester GL19 4PP
Received 31 Mar 2023Unit 2 4 Richmond Road Malvern WR14 1NE
Received 23 Nov 2021Woodside Farm Beach Hay Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9NE
Received 19 Nov 2024Home Farm Rye Street Birtsmorton Malvern WR13 6AS
Received 15 Jul 20209 Lower Quest Hills Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1RP
Received 11 Mar 2014Unit 14 Blackmore Park, Hanley Swan, Worcester, WR8 0EF
Received 1 Oct 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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