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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.
16,324 approved · 2,924 refused · 1,513 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Stables Hill Court Farm Frogmarsh Corse Lawn Gloucester GL19 4PW
Received 6 Apr 2020The Orchards Martley Worcester WR6 6QA
Received 30 Jan 2019Land At (Os 8202 5595 West Of Worcester) Martley Road Lower Broadheath
Received 4 Aug 20252 Stanford Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6HT
Received 15 Jun 2018Land At (Os 7983 6628) New Inn Lane Shrawley
Received 26 Jan 2018Land adj Stonecroft Holt Heath Worcester WR6 6NA
Received 30 Nov 2012120 Christine Avenue,Rushwick,Worcestershire,WR2 5SR
Received 16 Oct 2010Sheepfields Farm 15 Bestmans Lane Kempsey Worcester WR5 3QA
Received 22 Jul 2021Benholme Holywell Road Malvern WR14 4LF
Received 26 Jul 2017Buildings at OS 7673 5027, Crowcroft, Leigh Sinton, Worcestershire,
Received 25 Jun 201538 Hornyold Road Malvern WR14 1QH
Received 30 Aug 2023Lacewood, 14A Hanley Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4PQ
Received 7 Nov 2013Fuel Yard At (Os 5659 6734) Berrington
Received 10 Jul 2019The Lamb Inn, 87 West Malvern Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4NG
Received 25 Mar 2013The Vicarage 22 Hanley Road Malvern WR14 4PH
Received 19 Aug 20106 Horton Lea Hanley Swan Worcester WR8 0DP
Received 21 Sept 2018Village Hall, Stoke Bliss
Received 6 Sept 2010Kinnersley House, 269 Wells Road, Malvern, WR14 4HH
Received 15 Jan 2014Telecommunication Mast At (Os 8595 4286) Hollybeds Farm Worcester Road Earls Croome
Received 8 Dec 2021Ruggs Place, Wichenford, Worcester, WR6 6YT
Received 7 Mar 20171, The Old Vicarage, 26 Main Road, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3NB
Received 16 Jun 2014Bank House, Bank Road, Little Witley, Worcester, WR6 6LR
Received 1 Mar 2017The Mount Oldwood Road Tenbury Wells WR15 8EP
Received 16 Jun 2020Edwards Motors 19 Main Road Kempsey Worcester WR5 3PA
Received 20 Jul 2023Records 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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