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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.
17,084 approved · 3,043 refused · 1,562 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rodge Hill Farm,Hillside,Martley,Worcestershire,WR6 6QW
Received 19 Dec 2011Dormy Cottage, 94 Wells Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4PG
Received 31 Jul 2015Spa Cottage,14 Priory Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3DR
Received 3 May 201366 Stockton Road,Abberley,Worcestershire,WR6 6AR
Received 29 May 2013Welland County Primary School Marlbank Road Welland Malvern WR13 6NE
Received 20 Aug 2020The Hope Hope Lane Clifton Upon Teme Worcester WR6 6HE
Received 24 Dec 2024Tansy Fields Clows Top Kidderminster DY14 9NN
Received 27 Jan 2023Old Police House Hereford Road Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5EA
Received 6 Mar 20232 The Gables Worcester Road Newland, Malvern WR13 5AY
Received 16 Aug 2017Glen Bee Cottage Bastonford Powick Worcester WR2 4SL
Received 15 Nov 2021Pixham Cottage, 1 Foxes Hill, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3QP
Received 12 May 2014Palmers End Barn,Link End Road,Corse Lawn,Worcestershire,GL19 4NN
Received 1 Mar 201212 Lygon Bank MALVERN WR14 2JF
Received 16 Jul 20241 Old Coventry Arms Cottages The Village Powick Worcester WR2 4QR
Received 12 Jan 2024Four Winds Gilberts End Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AS
Received 13 Mar 2020Land adj. Pool Barn Plowstall Farm Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9LY
Received 25 Mar 201042 Broadlands Drive,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1PW
Received 7 Jan 2013Land rear of New House/Montrose Cottage, Welland Road, Hanley Swan, Worcestershire, WR8 0DA
Received 7 Aug 2013Bowling Green Garage 10 Malvern Road Powick WR2 4SF
Received 26 Oct 2020217 Pickersleigh Road Malvern WR14 2QS
Received 27 Jul 2010Chambers Court Poultry Longdon Tewkesbury GL20 6AS
Received 8 Aug 2013Tudor Cottage Church Lane Mamble Kidderminster DY14 9JY
Received 24 Aug 20182 Mark Close Malvern WR14 1LW
Received 27 Jun 2019Grove Cottage Ryall Grove Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0PL
Received 19 Dec 2023Records 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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