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.
16,439 approved · 2,950 refused · 1,529 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At (OS 7835 4648), Sling Lane, Malvern, Worcestershire
Received 20 Feb 2012Land At (Os 7499 5981) Berrow Green Road Martley
Received 3 Sept 2026Spring Meadow Pensax Abberley Worcester WR6 6AG
Received 10 Mar 2014Butchers Shop Worcester Road Hanley Swan Worcester WR8 0EA
Received 17 Feb 2017Nags Head, Lindridge, Worcestershire, WR15 8JQ
Received 27 Oct 201586 Pickersleigh Road Malvern WR14 2RS
Received 17 Mar 2025Park Farm Barn Church Lane Hallow Worcester WR2 6PF
Received 6 Apr 201827 Cowleigh Bank Malvern WR14 1QP
Received 3 Mar 2026The Cottage Lower Interfields Malvern WR14 1UU
Received 6 Dec 2018The Coach House, Napleton Lane, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3PT
Received 1 Nov 2016Woodpeckers, 19 Chance Lane, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3QZ
Received 24 Feb 2016Dean Meadow Cottage, Lower Rochford, Worcestershire, WR15 8NL
Received 15 Apr 2016Teddon Manor Farm Clows Top Kidderminster DY14 9NQ
Received 21 Jan 201927 Avenue Road Malvern WR14 3AY
Received 5 May 2022Jaylands The Village Abberley Worcester WR6 6BN
Received 4 Jul 2022Elim International Centre,De Walden Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4DF
Received 24 Mar 20112 Lower Wyche Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4ET
Received 31 May 201614 Squires Walk, Kempsey, Worcestershire WR5 3JB
Received 20 Aug 2010Land At (Os 8620 4094), Ryall Road, Holly Green, Upton Upon Severn
Received 28 Jun 2016Barn At (OS 6967 3813) Eardiston
Received 27 Feb 2024Land At (Os 8349 4918) Old Hills Callow End
Received 19 Apr 2023Rose Cottage Main Road Hallow Worcester WR2 6LL
Received 27 Feb 2025Biddles Orchard,Church End,Bushley,Worcestershire,GL20 6HT
Received 29 Mar 2013Holmer Bungalow, Fox Lane, Menith Wood, Worcestershire, WR6 6UG
Received 10 May 2016Records 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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