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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.
17,522 approved · 3,098 refused · 1,591 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sunnyside Station Road Ripple Tewkesbury GL20 6EY
Received 8 Sept 2020Southlodge, 45 Abbey Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3HH
Received 27 Jun 2016Land at Lower Howsell Road Malvern
Received 22 Aug 20143,Abingdon Bungalows,Wichenford,Worcestershire,WR6 6XY
Received 27 May 2011Park Farm, Blackmore Park Road, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 7 Jul 2014Land at (OS 8563 4427) Church Lane Severn Stoke
Received 3 Nov 2021Upper House Hanley Childe Tenbury Wells WR15 8QY
Received 31 Jan 2019Old School House Church Lane Eldersfield Gloucester GL19 4NP
Received 18 Jun 20264 Powyke Court Close Powick Worcestershire WR2 4RR
Received 24 Aug 2022Mulberry House 229 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4HF
Received 21 Nov 2024Upper Duckswich Cottage Welland Road Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0SN
Received 1 Jul 2026Welland Farm, Welland, Worcestershire, WR13 6NB
Received 12 Jan 2015Pumping Station At (os 8643 3988) Tewkesbury Road Upton Upon Severn
Received 21 Jun 2018Meadow Court Farm,Alfrick,Worcestershire,WR6 5HY
Received 11 Feb 2010Overhead Power Lines At (os 8518 4018) Minge Lane Upton Upon Severn
Received 13 Feb 2020Cromwell Cottage 132 Lower Howsell Road Malvern WR14 1DL
Received 27 Feb 2012Hillhampton Farm Hillhampton Great Witley Worcester WR6 6JU
Received 21 Mar 20165 Players Avenue,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1DU
Received 18 Jun 2012Upper Howsen Farm Howsen Cotheridge Worcester WR6 5LR
Received 25 Jul 2023Land At (Os 7826 5083) Leigh Sinton
Received 9 Feb 2022Bury End Farm, Bury End Lane, Upton-Upon-Severn, Worcester, WR8 0NJ,
Received 5 Mar 2009Cedar Cottage Kerswell Green Worcester WR5 3PF
Received 7 May 2026Hatherton Lodge Avenue Road Malvern WR14 3AG
Received 9 Sept 2015Halas House Holywell Road Malvern
Received 16 Feb 2018Records 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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