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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.
17,150 approved · 3,049 refused · 1,564 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Orchards The Village Abberley Worcester WR6 6BN
Received 3 Jul 202511 Lyttleton Square Malvern WR14 1NP
Received 27 Jun 2017Old Cider Mill Drake Street Welland Malvern WR13 6LN
Received 16 Jun 2020The Retreat, Ockeridge, Wichenford, Worcestershire, WR6 6YR
Received 27 Sept 20132,Pound Meadow,Rectory Lane,Shrawley,Worcestershire,WR6 6TP
Received 9 May 201325 Church End Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0BL
Received 16 Aug 2017Upper Brookend Court Upper Brookend Kempsey Worcester WR5 3QN
Received 21 Nov 2016Land At (os 7801 4703) Moorlands Road Malvern
Received 6 Jun 2018Hillhampton Farm Hillhampton Great Witley Worcestershire WR6 6JU
Received 17 May 2011Upper Broomhall Norton Road Broomhall Worcester WR5 2NY
Received 12 Jan 20161 Witley Park Farm, Worcester Road, Great Witley, Worcestershire, WR6 6JT
Received 17 Feb 2014Spring Meadow Pensax Abberley Worcester WR6 6AG
Received 12 Jun 2012Knapp End Farm Bridges Stone Alfrick Worcester WR6 5HR
Received 16 Jun 2023Malt House Cottage Waterside Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0JD
Received 13 Sept 2022Willowview 103 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4PD
Received 4 Aug 2023Land At (Os 8660 4838) Bestmans Lane Kempsey
Received 23 Sept 2021Bluebell Cottage Dragons Lane Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5EB
Received 15 Apr 2024Clay Farm Clows Top Kidderminster DY14 9NN
Received 14 Aug 2019Oak Tree Cottage Shuttlefast Lane Malvern WR14 4JB
Received 13 Jan 201643 Alexandra Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1HE
Received 7 Sept 2016Tesco, 62 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8AA
Received 14 Nov 20164 Brookend Lane, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3LA
Received 17 Dec 2013Crown Inn 66 Main Road Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JF
Received 30 Mar 2011The Pippins, 31 Cowleigh Bank, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1QP
Received 12 Oct 2015Records 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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