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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.
17,553 approved · 3,106 refused · 1,594 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Holmwood Napleton Lane Kempsey Worcester WR5 3PT
Received 26 Aug 2026The Retreat Colletts Green Powick Worcestershire WR2 4RQ
Received 5 Oct 2022National Westminster Bank 30 Church Street Malvern WR14 2ZF
Received 15 Nov 2019Land off Swinyard Road, Malvern
Received 3 Feb 201524 Priory Road Malvern
Received 28 Oct 202520 Richards Close Malvern WR14 1JT
Received 20 Jun 2017Manor Farm Upton Road Powick Worcester WR2 4QX
Received 20 Aug 2013The Old Workshop, Bockleton, Worcestershire, WR15 8PS
Received 15 Jul 2016Nutshells Link End Road Corse Lawn Gloucester GL19 4NN
Received 21 Mar 2022Grevis Cottage Lower Dingle Malvern WR14 4BQ
Received 19 Mar 2020Old Leasow Abberley Worcester WR6 6BH
Received 10 Feb 2015Land At (Os 7786 4709) Graham Road Malvern
Received 3 Feb 2026Moor Farmhouse Eardiston Tenbury Wells WR15 8JJ
Received 23 Jul 2026Land At (Os 7500 5952) Berrow Green Road Martley
Received 23 Dec 2025Barn At (Os 8075 3133), Bridgend, Eldersfield,
Received 29 Nov 2016The Ridgeway Malvern Road Powick Worcester WR2 4SN
Received 22 Nov 2024Northend Farm Worcester Road Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AA
Received 4 Jan 2022Co-Operative Retail Services Ltd, 15 Old Street, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0HN
Received 16 Feb 2016Land at Broadwas Hall, Broadwas, Worcestershire, WR6 5NE
Received 31 Mar 20152 Brookend Lane Kempsey Worcester WR5 3LA
Received 1 Sept 2026Spring Cottage Blackhouse Lane Suckley Worcester WR6 5DP
Received 9 Apr 202627 Hornyold Avenue,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1QJ
Received 10 Jul 20135 The Beeches Holly Green Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0QQ
Received 3 Mar 2025Veryan 116 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4JH
Received 26 Mar 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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