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.
17,239 approved · 3,061 refused · 1,568 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
Properties 31 To 39 Worcester Road Malvern
Received 14 May 2020Old Vicarage Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0BJ
Received 24 Nov 2009Unit 7 - Mcdonalds Roman Way Malvern WR14 1PZ
Received 2 Oct 20151 Braithwaite Close Hallow Worcester WR2 6PZ
Received 14 Dec 2020Peridot Cottage, Suckley, Worcestershire, WR6 5EE
Received 27 Oct 2016Land at Hollywell Lane Clows Top Kidderminster DY14 9NS
Received 5 Dec 2014Broad Oak Trout Lakes Gilvers Lane Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AT
Received 9 Nov 2012Lower Woodsfield Farm Lower Woodsfield Madresfield Malvern WR13 5BE
Received 7 May 2026The Orchard Bransford Worcester WR6 5JE
Received 4 Jul 202426 Hillhampton Great Witley Worcester WR6 6JU
Received 8 Sept 2021South View 5 Parkfield Lane Hallow Worcester WR2 6PJ
Received 11 Jun 2018Site Of Former Barrack Stores Qinetiq St Andrews Road Malvern
Received 21 Mar 2022Nashend Farm,Eldersfield Marsh,Eldersfield,Worcestershire,GL19 4PG
Received 6 Jan 2012127 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4PD
Received 22 Nov 2021Barn At (os 8498 4859) Sunnyside Farm Old Road South Kempsey
Received 14 Oct 2019Newtown Farm,Romers Common,Bockleton,Worcestershire,WR15 8PU
Received 4 May 20117 The Lees Malvern WR14 3HT
Received 10 Jun 201967 Oakfield Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1DS
Received 1 Dec 2016Cowhills Farm Wheatley Lane Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0QT
Received 5 Feb 2019Portswood House,32 Priory Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3DR
Received 6 Oct 2011Malvern Hills Science Park Geraldine Road Malvern WR14 3NZ
Received 3 Aug 2015Rowley Farm Pensax Abberley Worcester WR6 6AG
Received 19 Apr 2012Flat 20 Park View 33 Abbey Road Malvern WR14 3HG
Received 22 Nov 2011Hedgerows along Bockleton Road, Oldwood, Worcestershire, WR15 8PW
Received 22 Sept 2016Records 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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