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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.
16,791 approved · 3,008 refused · 1,551 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
White Cottage Grange Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6RW
Received 10 May 2024Unit 3 Howsell Road Industrial Estate Malvern WR14 1UJ
Received 2 Nov 2012St Peters Church,Church End,Bushley,Worcestershire,
Received 12 Jul 2013Unit 1,Pillfields,School Lane,Pendock,Worcestershire,GL19 3PG
Received 23 May 2012Douglas Castle Bungalow Post Office Lane Kempsey Worcester WR5 3QW
Received 4 Jul 2024Priory Gardens, 34 Priory Road, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 25 Apr 2016Lawnside House Albert Road South Malvern WR14 3AH
Received 4 Aug 2017Freshford 21 Manby Road Malvern WR14 3BD
Received 1 May 2020Foot Hills,Castlemorton,Worcestershire,WR13 6JB
Received 17 Oct 201138 Worcester Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4AA
Received 19 May 2015St Michaels Village Hall St Michaels Tenbury Wells WR15 8TG
Received 27 Mar 2019Swinbourne Bros Baughton Earls Croome Worcester WR8 9DQ
Received 5 Jan 2016Hallow Post Office 1 Oakleigh Avenue Hallow Worcester WR2 6NG
Received 24 Jul 2017Orchard Cottage The Rampings Longdon Tewkesbury GL20 6AL
Received 27 Mar 2025The Old Forge, Bridgend, Eldersfield, Worcestershire, GL19 4PP
Received 27 Jan 201436 Suckley Road Leigh Worcester WR6 5LE
Received 27 Jul 2026Lower Hillhampton , Hillhampton, Great Witley, Worcestershire, WR6 6JU
Received 15 Sept 2015Anvil House 1 The Woodlands Ryall Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0PQ
Received 5 Nov 2020135 Pound Bank Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2PA
Received 15 May 20131 Manor Road,Clifton On Teme,Worcestershire,WR6 6EA
Received 22 Mar 2012Land At (Os 7962 4497), Mill Lane, Malvern
Received 14 Aug 2013Land along Church Walk and Waitrose Walkway, Malvern
Received 15 Apr 201426 Albert Park Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1HN
Received 16 Oct 2013Hazeldene 12 Victoria Road Malvern WR14 2TE
Received 2 Aug 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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