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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.
16,493 approved · 2,953 refused · 1,530 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 22 Feb 2019The Wordens Stokes Lane Bushley Tewkesbury GL20 6HS
Received 26 Mar 20256 Charles Orchard Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0NH
Received 18 Dec 20193 Lambourne Avenue, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1NL
Received 29 Apr 201627 Wyche Road MALVERN WR14 4EF
Received 5 Aug 20212 Somers Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1HJ
Received 10 Dec 2013Florence Court, (Phase 6 Malvern Vale) Buttercup Walk, Malvern
Received 9 May 2016New House Bransford Road Rushwick Worcester WR2 5TB
Received 11 Feb 2011Horseshoe Cottage Bank Street Stoke Bliss Tenbury Wells WR15 8RY
Received 10 Mar 2016Land at Portmans Farm, Newbridge Green, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0QP
Received 5 Dec 2016Coach House Cottage,Longdon,Worcestershire,GL20 6AS
Received 28 Jul 201034 Eardiston,Worcestershire,WR15 8JJ
Received 29 Oct 2012Seaford House,365 Worcester Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1AR
Received 27 Feb 2013Millers Court Farm Birts Street Birtsmorton Malvern WR13 6AP
Received 11 Mar 202554 Spring Lane Malvern WR14 1AJ
Received 22 Nov 202236 Wedderburn Road Malvern WR14 2DG
Received 28 Jan 2019The Lodge, Eastington Hall, Longdon Heath,Upton Upon Severn,Worcestershire,WR8 0RJ
Received 15 Jul 2011The Willows, 6 Orchard Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3DA
Received 22 Dec 2014101 Upper Welland Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4JU
Received 6 Oct 2015Furnace Farm Shelsley Walsh Worcester WR6 6RP
Received 28 Sept 20234, West Bank, Welland Road, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0SN
Received 13 Jan 201727 Priory Road, Malvern, WR14 3DR
Received 27 Nov 20129 St James Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2TS
Received 13 Jul 2012Junction of A4103 with B4503,Leigh Sinton,Malvern,Worcestershire,
Received 31 Jan 2012Records 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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