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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.
17,202 approved · 3,056 refused · 1,566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Vines,Baughton,Earls Croome,Worcestershire,WR8 9DQ
Received 9 Nov 201176 North Malvern Road Malvern WR14 4LX
Received 6 Oct 2020Berrington House Berrington Gardens Tenbury Wells WR15 8ET
Received 20 Apr 2015Royal Oak, 1 Oak Row, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire,
Received 21 Oct 201324 Queens Drive Malvern WR14 4RE
Received 30 Mar 2023Wood Farm Burnthorne Lane Dunley Stourport On Severn DY13 0TP
Received 26 Nov 2020Summerhill Bath Road Broomhall WORCESTER WR5 3HR
Received 25 Oct 2024Field Adj New Barn Farm, Gadfield Elm, Staunton, Worcestershire, GL19 3PE
Received 10 Feb 2015Croome Park, Croome D'Abitot, Severn Stoke, Worcester, WR8 9DW
Received 3 Apr 2017Stockingfield Farm,Abberley,Worcestershire,WR6 6BX
Received 18 Jul 2013Southlands 43 Wells Road Malvern
Received 3 May 20161 Manor Barn Station Road Ripple Tewkesbury GL20 6EY
Received 7 Jul 2020Mortimer Lodge, Hanley Swan, Worcestershire, WR8 0DN
Received 23 Nov 2010Land At (Os 8598 5177) Norton Road Broomhall
Received 18 Mar 20211 Mavis Cottages Upton Road Callow End Worcester WR2 4TE
Received 4 May 201279a Main Road, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3NA
Received 31 Aug 201619 Goodwood Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1NJ
Received 21 Apr 2016Fairmile 14 The Woodlands Ryall Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0PQ
Received 9 Jan 2025St Marys Church House 1 Squires Walk Kempsey, Worcester WR5 3JD
Received 17 Oct 2017Barn Known as Margots Hen House Harpley Clifton on Teme Worcester WR6 6HG
Received 14 Apr 2011Apple Meadows Baughton Lane Earls Croome Worcester WR8 9DT
Received 27 Nov 2018Corner Cottage 12 The Village Clifton Upon Teme Worcester WR6 6DH
Received 9 Aug 2011Land At (Os 7499 5336) Folly Road Alfrick
Received 28 May 2025Wishingwell Cottage Martley Road Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QG
Received 10 Jan 2022Records 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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