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.
16,922 approved · 3,021 refused · 1,559 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sunny Bank, Marlbank Road, Welland, Worcestershire, WR13 6NE
Received 23 Nov 2010Land At (Os 8110 4252) Welland Road Hanley Swan
Received 3 Dec 20202, Longbank, Dunley, Worcestershire, DY13 0UD
Received 20 Jun 2014The Pleck Grimley Worcester WR2 6LU
Received 5 Mar 20207 Davenham Close, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2TY
Received 29 Apr 2010Woodlings Barn Newnham Court Newnham Bridge Tenbury Wells WR15 8JF
Received 5 Oct 2017Sunningdale Estate, Knightwick, Worcestershire
Received 12 Jan 2015Quarry Cottage,Pudford Lane,Martley,Worcestershire,WR6 6QL
Received 10 Jan 2011Severn Lodge 5 Green Lane Malvern WR14 4HT
Received 4 May 2021The Woodlands Cotheridge Worcester WR6 5LZ
Received 8 Feb 2023Upper House Suckley Worcester WR6 5DH
Received 4 Dec 2018Lady Key,Holly Green,Upton Upon Severn,Worcestershire,WR8 0PD
Received 11 Apr 2012Qinetiq St Andrews Road Malvern WR14 3PS
Received 11 Apr 2025Land At (Os 8513 4854) Old Road South Kempsey
Received 29 Oct 2015Land Rear Of 10 And 12,Priory Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,
Received 1 Aug 2012Directional Sign at Waitrose Ltd Edith Walk Malvern WR14 4WR
Received 10 May 2011Birchwood Imperial Road Malvern WR14 3AW
Received 19 Aug 2020Land At (Os 7760 4209) Chestnut Hill Green Lane Malvern
Received 23 Apr 2024Woodhall Farm Wichenford Worcester WR6 6YE
Received 26 Jun 2015Little Grafton, Bockleton, Worcestershire, WR15 8PT
Received 22 Sept 2016Boscobel, 88 Wells Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4PB
Received 7 Jul 2015Brockamin Farm Brockamin Leigh Worcester WR6 5LA
Received 15 Apr 2013The Hawthorns, 242 West Malvern Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4BG
Received 22 Aug 2016Newlands House Back Lane Malvern WR14 2HJ
Received 20 Apr 2026Records 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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