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.
16,998 approved · 3,029 refused · 1,560 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Woodland House West Malvern Road Malvern WR14 4DH
Received 13 Nov 2024Bath Villa 345 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1AN
Received 24 Mar 202333 Aston Drive Malvern WR14 3JT
Received 20 Nov 2018Little Arley Birtsmorton Malvern WR13 6AR
Received 9 Jan 201336 Meadow Close,Kempsey,Worcestershire,WR5 3NL
Received 18 May 2012Laburnum Cottage,Back Lane,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2JL
Received 9 Jul 2012Shuna Broadheath Common Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6RP
Received 8 Jun 2023Ripple Farm School Lane Ripple
Received 10 May 202229 Richmond Road Malvern WR14 1NE
Received 3 Feb 2026Aston Bank Cottage, Knighton On Teme, Worcestershire, WR15 8LZ
Received 29 Apr 2016Bartlett House Link End Road Corse Lawn Gloucester GL19 4NN
Received 4 Jun 202116 Alexandra Road Malvern WR14 1HQ
Received 13 Apr 2023Hollingshead Farm Holt Heath Worcester WR6 6TA
Received 11 May 2021South Worcestershire College,Albert Road North,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2YH
Received 12 Sept 201115 Christ Church Road Malvern WR14 3BH
Received 1 Mar 2024The Applestore Red House Lane Dunley DY13 0TZ
Received 11 Jan 201617 Minge Lane,Upton Upon Severn,Worcestershire,WR8 0NN
Received 24 Jun 2011Harmans Farm,Upper Welland Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4LD
Received 8 Feb 2010Bannut Tree House,Castlemorton,Worcestershire,WR13 6BS
Received 1 Feb 2012Hillcourt Farm, Welland, Malvern, WR13 6NH
Received 25 Jan 2016The Firs Back Lane Malvern WR14 2HJ
Received 7 Aug 2018Worfield House 50 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 4AB
Received 17 Jul 20233 Whiteacres Clevelode Malvern WR13 6PB
Received 19 Sept 2019Crowcroft House Farm Crowcroft Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5ED
Received 7 Aug 2025Records 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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