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.
16,177 approved · 2,902 refused · 1,496 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
3 Alexandra Road, Malvern, WR14 1HA
Received 5 Apr 2017Barn At (Os 6797 6905) Lambswick Lindridge
Received 4 Apr 201739 Lower Quest Hills Road Malvern WR14 1RP
Received 2 Aug 2018Oakhall Farm,Sinton Green,Hallow,Worcestershire,WR2 6NT
Received 27 Mar 2012Old Hill Sinton Green Hallow Worcester WR2 6NS
Received 19 Dec 2024Southwood Farm Southwood Shelsley Beauchamp Worcester WR6 6RF
Received 17 Sept 2012The Elms Hotel Stockton Road Abberley Worcester WR6 6AT
Received 19 Dec 20179 Byefields, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3NN
Received 5 Feb 2016Drum And Monkey Newbridge Green Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0QP
Received 11 Sept 20177 College Grove,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3HP
Received 3 Aug 2011Little Davenham 24 Moorlands Road Malvern WR14 2UA
Received 18 Mar 2020Norgroves End Farm Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9LX
Received 4 Aug 2017Apartment 14 Wells House Holywell Road Malvern WR14 4LH
Received 14 Feb 2022New House Farm Gilvers Lane Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AT
Received 21 Apr 2026Woodbine Cottage, Hanley Swan, Worcestershire, WR8 0DN
Received 31 Dec 2013Ivydene Holywell Road Malvern WR14 4LF
Received 31 Mar 2021Thoulds Farm Uckinghall Tewkesbury GL20 6ES
Received 26 Aug 202016 Alexandra Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1HQ
Received 18 Jan 2016Land off Ankerdine Road, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, WR2 6RN
Received 17 Feb 201631 Mulberry Drive Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0ET
Received 18 Mar 2025Meadow Barn Castlemorton Malvern WR13 6LT
Received 5 Feb 202018 Carlton Road Malvern WR14 1HH
Received 13 Oct 2025Mill Stone Cottage Sankyns Green Little Witley Worcester WR6 6LQ
Received 24 Jul 2024Severn House Bromyard Road Crown East WR2 5TR
Received 17 Feb 2021Records 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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