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.
16,405 approved · 2,942 refused · 1,523 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Shavers End Quarry, Dunley, Worcestershire, DY13 0UT
Received 27 Oct 201429 Cross Street Tenbury Wells WR15 8EF
Received 27 Mar 2019Mulberry House 229 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4HF
Received 31 Jul 2012Elim International Centre, De Walden Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4DF
Received 27 Jul 201539 Alexandra Road Malvern WR14 1HE
Received 28 Jun 2018Land at (OS 8262 6274) Holt Heath
Received 11 Mar 201913 Ryecroft Way Martley Worcester WR6 6BF
Received 31 Jan 2025123 Court Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3EF
Received 18 Nov 2013Grass Verge At (Os 8177 6304) School Lane Holt Heath
Received 5 Jul 2021Dingle Farm, Little Witley, Worcestershire, WR6 6LF
Received 12 Oct 2010Brackenhurst Ranelagh Road Malvern
Received 28 May 2019Land At (Os 7844 3290) Van Der Hills Nurseries Pendock
Received 28 Apr 2020Apostles Oak House Apostles Oak Abberley Worcester WR6 6AD
Received 27 Jul 2017Land Adj 24 St Peters Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1QS
Received 10 Mar 20146 South Lawn Malvern WR14 4RY
Received 25 Oct 2012Land At (Os 8260 4184) Gilberts End Hanley Castle
Received 21 Sept 2017Meadow Bank Bank Street Stoke Bliss Tenbury Wells WR15 8RY
Received 15 Mar 2021Land At (Os 6428 6930), Newnham Bridge, Worcestershire,
Received 21 Aug 2013Woodend Bungalow,Shrawley,Worcestershire,WR6 6TQ
Received 23 Oct 2012Land at Davenham Close, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 1 Dec 201514 Hornyold Avenue Malvern WR14 1QJ
Received 18 Jan 2022Preston Science Building,Malvern College,Thirlstane Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3PL
Received 18 Jul 201238 Worcester Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4AA
Received 21 Apr 2015Bight Farm 31 Main Road Kempsey Worcester WR5 3NF
Received 10 Apr 2015Records 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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