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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.
17,407 approved · 3,085 refused · 1,577 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Firlands Cottage Kinnersley Severn Stoke Worcester WR8 9JR
Received 9 Nov 2015Hanley Hall, Gilberts End, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, WR8 0AS
Received 5 May 20167 The Lees Malvern WR14 3HT
Received 13 Oct 2025Land Os 8223 5896 Oakleigh Heath Hallow
Received 30 Sept 202439 Orchard Way Leigh Worcester WR6 5LF
Received 12 Mar 2014Land adjacent to Daffodil Cottage , Apostles Oak, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6AA
Received 8 Mar 2010Land At (Os 7979 4592),Windrush Crescent,Malvern,Worcestershire,
Received 18 Apr 2011Oakfield Wad Lane Corse Lawn Gloucester GL19 4LT
Received 17 Sept 2018Enigma House, Crown East Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, WR2 6RH
Received 15 Mar 2016Land At (Os 8571 5128) Bath Road Broomhall
Received 27 Jul 2026The Firs Broadwas Worcester WR6 5NE
Received 1 Aug 2011Hill Court Farm,Roberts End Lane,Forthampton,Worcestershire,GL19 4QH
Received 10 Jul 2013Eglantine,10 Rosedale,Abberley,Worcestershire,WR6 6BA
Received 12 Oct 201215 Grit Lane Malvern WR14 1UR
Received 24 Aug 2020Land At (Os 8189 5091), Malvern Road, Powick
Received 20 May 2014Land At (Os 8194 6033) Sinton Green Hallow
Received 3 Sept 2026Lawn Farm Drake Street Welland Malvern WR13 6LP
Received 29 Oct 2018Forge Cottage Alfrick Pound Alfrick WORCESTER WR6 5HA
Received 21 Nov 2025Scotland House 2 Cowleigh Road Malvern
Received 16 Jun 2025The Forge, Wichenford, Worcester, WR6 6YY
Received 2 Mar 2017LAND ADJACENT TO SANDYFIELDS, KINGSWOOD, MARTLEY MARTLEY WR6 6PD
Received 8 Jan 2025Chapel Cottage Birchwood Storridge Worcestershire WR13 5HA
Received 20 Sept 202316 Albert Park Mews,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1HN
Received 7 Jan 2010Great Buckmans Farm, Lower Howsell Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1UX
Received 27 Aug 2014Records 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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