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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.
17,496 approved · 3,094 refused · 1,586 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Albert Park Mews, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1HN
Received 30 Oct 201314 Plovers Rise, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3SA
Received 25 Jun 2013Silver Hill Worcester Road Malvern WR14 4AD
Received 8 Nov 201821 Lamb Bank, Malvern, WR14 4NE
Received 16 Jan 20173 Pickersleigh Avenue,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2LJ
Received 2 Feb 2011Land At (Os 7826 5083) Leigh Sinton
Received 6 Nov 2023The Willows Woodlands Farm, U64211 Astley Burf, ASTLEY BURF, DY13 0RX
Received 28 Feb 2017The Crow Hotel Teme Street Tenbury Wells WR15 8BA
Received 27 Feb 2026Tinkers View Farm Brotheridge Green Lane Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AU
Received 29 Jul 2022Land at 10 Albion Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1PU
Received 5 Aug 2011Ashfield Mews, College Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3HW
Received 8 May 2015Lower Swell Farm,Longdon Marsh,Longdon,Worcestershire,GL20 6BD
Received 29 Nov 2012Guys Cottage,Knightsford Bridge,Knightwick,Worcestershire,WR6 5PJ
Received 10 Feb 2012Brays Farm Birts Street Birtsmorton Malvern WR13 6AP
Received 22 Apr 2020Suffield Orchard Hook Common Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AX
Received 2 Jun 20251 Church Street,Kempsey,Worcestershire,WR5 3JG
Received 12 Oct 20119 Blandford Close Welland Malvern WR13 6SF
Received 8 Oct 2025Forge Mill Shelsley Walsh Worcester WR6 6RR
Received 10 Jan 201341 Bellars Lane Malvern WR14 2DJ
Received 10 Jul 2025Moor Farmhouse Eardiston Tenbury Wells WR15 8JJ
Received 12 Aug 2021The Lodge At, Eden Grange, Newnham Bridge, Worcestershire, WR15 8NX
Received 15 Aug 2013The Hawthorns Mayfield Road Malvern WR13 5AE
Received 27 Jan 2021The Foley Arms Hotel 14 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 4QS
Received 19 Apr 20102 Michael Crescent Malvern WR14 1UD
Received 17 Jan 2020Records 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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