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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.
16,509 approved · 2,955 refused · 1,532 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Camp Farm,Camp Lane,Great Witley,Worcestershire,WR6 6JQ
Received 26 Oct 2010Hayes Farm St Michaels Tenbury Wells WR15 8TL
Received 22 Jun 2021Birchall Green Farm Sinton Green Hallow Worcester WR2 6NT
Received 23 Sept 2025Tamarix Beauchamp Lane Callow End Worcester WR2 4UG
Received 7 Mar 2012Highfields Severn Stoke Worcester WR8 9JA
Received 13 Sept 2017Former Hillstone School Site Wells Road Malvern
Received 28 Aug 2015Ivydene, 55-57 Albert Road North, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AA
Received 28 Apr 2014Sunningdale Stocks Lane Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5DY
Received 12 Aug 20242A King Edwards Road Malvern WR14 4AJ
Received 6 Oct 2017Bank House Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9LQ
Received 8 Apr 2021Land At (Os 8570 4841) Napleton Lane Kempsey
Received 15 Mar 2023Shaw Lane Cottage,Worcester Road,Hanley Castle,Worcestershire,WR8 0AA
Received 30 Jun 2010Wells House Chapel, Holywell Road, Malvern
Received 13 Dec 201215 Spring Gardens Malvern WR14 1AP
Received 7 May 2021Building At (Os 7805 3963) At Grounds Farm Hancocks Lane Malvern
Received 12 May 2017The Farmhouse Beauchamp Lane Callow End Worcester WR2 4UG
Received 11 Feb 2019Old Post Office Shelsley Walsh Worcester WR6 6RP
Received 5 Nov 2021Land At (Os 7976 4130),Blackmore Park Road,Welland,Worcestershire,
Received 14 Jan 2013Land at (OS 8340 4072) Upper Hook Road Upton Upon Severn
Received 7 Feb 2018Lovington House,Lovington Lane,Lower Broadheath,Worcestershire,WR2 6QQ
Received 30 Apr 2013Malvern And County Indoor Tennis Centre Albert Road North Malvern WR14 2TL
Received 15 Jul 2020Stable Cottage, The Village,Powick,Worcestershire,WR2 4QT
Received 7 Feb 201239 Lower Quest Hills Road Malvern WR14 1RP
Received 15 Apr 20194 Old Road South, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3NH
Received 20 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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