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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.
16,595 approved · 2,980 refused · 1,538 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Foley Arms Hotel 14 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 4QS
Received 15 Sept 2010Moorcroft Broadheath Common Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6RL
Received 5 Sept 20187 Orchard Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3DA
Received 4 Nov 201625 Greenhill Close Tenbury Wells WR15 8BG
Received 17 Nov 2017Birchley Court Farm,Bockleton Road,Oldwood,Worcestershire,WR15 8PW
Received 9 Feb 2012144 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1SS
Received 24 Jul 201929 Russell Close Powick Worcester WR2 4QE
Received 10 Apr 2024Willowbank Corner,Dunley,Worcestershire,DY13 0TX
Received 4 Apr 2012Bramley House Newnham Bridge Tenbury Wells WR15 8NX
Received 31 Oct 2018Foley Arms Hotel 14 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 4QS
Received 4 Jan 2012Green Farm Bushley Tewkesbury GL20 6HY
Received 17 Jul 2018Bearwood Hillside Martley Worcester WR6 6QW
Received 11 Apr 2017Abberley Hall, Great Witley Road, Abberley, Worcestershire, WR6 6DD
Received 1 Apr 2016Moat Cottage Madresfield Road Sherrards Green Malvern
Received 7 Sept 2026The Coach House At St Wenefrides 9 Wilton Road Malvern WR14 3RG
Received 24 Feb 2025Pyndar Court Newland
Received 12 Jun 2023Bight Farm 31 Main Road Kempsey Worcester WR5 3NF
Received 19 Aug 2015Long Meadow, Uckinghall, Tewkesbury, Worcestershire, GL20 6ES
Received 15 Dec 2016Garden Croft Back Lane Malvern WR14 2HJ
Received 4 Dec 2017Cobblers Farm, Broadgreen, Martley, Worcestershire, WR6 5NS
Received 12 Oct 2015Brewers Arms Lower Dingle Malvern WR14 4BQ
Received 14 Jul 2021Manchester House The Common Abberley Worcester WR6 6AY
Received 27 May 2014Selridge Dumbleton Lane Eardiston Tenbury Wells WR15 8JH
Received 4 Jun 201821 Meadow Road Malvern WR14 2RZ
Received 3 Feb 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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