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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.
16,435 approved · 2,950 refused · 1,528 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9 St Marys Close Tenbury Wells WR15 8ES
Received 21 Mar 2019Station Gardens Avenue Road Malvern
Received 12 Oct 202020 Old Road South,Kempsey,Worcestershire,WR5 3NJ
Received 9 May 2013Land adj 54 Spring Lane, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1AJ
Received 27 Feb 2015Upton Business Centre Welland Road Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0SW
Received 25 Oct 2012Malvern Tubular Components Ltd, Spring Lane, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1DA
Received 1 Jun 2015Orchard Cottage, Morton Green, Welland, Worcestershire, WR13 6LR
Received 13 Feb 2014The Orchards Naunton Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0PZ
Received 4 Jan 20181 Syntley Cottages Astley Stourport On Severn DY13 0RH
Received 25 Oct 2024Chatsworth House, 8 Abbey Road, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 15 Aug 2016Summerfield Stud,Frenchlands Lane,Lower Broadheath,Worcestershire,WR2 6QU
Received 15 May 2012Adj Unit 11 - Boots Roman Way Malvern WR14 1PZ
Received 18 Dec 2015Barbers, Martley, Worcestershire, WR6 6QA
Received 6 Jul 2015Trelawne Astley Burf Stourport On Severn DY13 0RY
Received 10 Nov 2020Abbotsmead, 3 Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AG
Received 15 Jun 2016The Haughs, 20 School Lane, Upton Upon Severn,
Received 18 Apr 2017The Old Rectory Rectory Lane Knightwick Worcester WR6 5QF
Received 8 Feb 2012Woodlands Farm,Astley Burf,Worcestershire,DY13 0RX
Received 29 Apr 2013The Crundles Astley Stourport On Severn DY13 0RU
Received 20 Oct 2017Mara Lodge 15 Oaklands Malvern WR14 4JE
Received 14 May 2025Leigh And Bransford Memorial Hall, Sherridge Road, Leigh Sinton, Worcestershire,
Received 7 Oct 2015Old Tannery Martley Worcester WR6 6PA
Received 15 Nov 2013The Coach House, Astley Hall, Astley, Worcestershire, DY13 0RW
Received 27 Oct 20152 Fernhill Grove Malvern WR14 2BS
Received 12 Dec 2022Records 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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