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.
16,632 approved · 2,986 refused · 1,543 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Rhydd Gardens , Worcester Road, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, WR8 0AB
Received 1 Sept 2016Moonrakers,15 Kings End Road,Powick,Worcestershire,WR2 4RA
Received 7 Feb 2011Manor House 32 Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Received 28 Oct 2019101 Main Road Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JY
Received 20 Sept 2019Stanbrook Abbey, Upton Road, Callow End, Worcester, WR2 4TD
Received 28 Apr 2014Holdfast Post , Holdfast, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0RA
Received 8 Oct 2013Red Brick Barn Birts Street Birtsmorton Malvern WR13 6AW
Received 22 Oct 2019Woodland Rise Little Witley Worcester WR6 6LL
Received 14 Aug 20172, Larford Farm Barns, Astley, Worcestershire, DY13 0SQ
Received 5 Jun 2015Barn At (os 7957 3734) Church Road Castlemorton
Received 19 Dec 2019Land adjacent to The Whoppets, Abberley, Worcestershire, WR6 6BX
Received 24 Feb 2014The White Cottage 260 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4HD
Received 23 Feb 2018Osborne Court Osborne Road Malvern
Received 16 Jul 2012Whiting Ash Farm Berrow Malvern WR13 6AY
Received 6 Mar 2025Annexe At 40 Lower Wyche Road Malvern
Received 20 Jul 2026Eden Grange, Newnham Bridge, Worcestershire, WR15 8NX
Received 18 Sept 2013Little Cob House Broadwas Worcester WR6 5NS
Received 19 Dec 2024Ryefield, Berrington Road, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8EN
Received 11 May 2017St Matthias Church, Church Road, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 2 Jun 2014Malvern Fire Station Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1TD
Received 24 Sept 2012The Bank, Knighton On Teme, Worcestershire, WR15 8LY
Received 4 Aug 20159 Pickersleigh Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2RP
Received 17 Feb 2016Slad Farm Corse Lawn Gloucester GL19 4NB
Received 29 Mar 2018Greystones, Victoria Road, Malvern, WR14 2TE
Received 28 Apr 2017Records 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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