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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.
17,623 approved · 3,116 refused · 1,598 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Bannutt Tree Cottage Castlemorton Malvern WR13 6JG
Received 6 Jan 202530 Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3BJ
Received 17 Nov 2016Lower Farm, Hillside, Martley, Worcestershire, WR6 6QW
Received 15 May 2014The Gables 20 Hanley Road Malvern WR14 4PH
Received 27 Jun 2025Reservoir At (Os 7639 4780) Cowleigh Park Cradley
Received 3 Jul 2019Brick House,Knighton On Teme,Worcestershire,WR15 8NA
Received 7 Aug 201240 The Moorlands, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4PS
Received 21 Oct 20092 Corner Cottages Stokes Lane Bushley Tewkesbury GL20 6HS
Received 19 Sept 2024Land At Greenhill Gardens Tenbury Wells
Received 28 Mar 2011The Old Vicarage Hollybush Ledbury HR8 1EX
Received 9 Feb 2021Haylers End Energy Recovery Plant Hangmans Lane Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AJ
Received 24 Apr 2023Thornbury House, 16 Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AR
Received 21 May 2015Site Of Former 123A, Main Road, Kempsey
Received 28 Oct 2014Lower Crundlend Farm, Stanford Bridge, Worcestershire, WR6 6RU
Received 27 Nov 2013Mount Pleasant Hotel, 50 Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4PZ
Received 20 Jan 2015The Gardens Bransford Road Rushwick Worcester WR2 5TA
Received 26 Jul 2017Peachley Cottage, Peachley Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, WR2 6QR
Received 12 Apr 2011Three Pines 13 Imperial Road Malvern WR14 3AT
Received 31 Jul 20183,Hoopers Cottages,Hoopers Close,Leigh Sinton,Worcestershire,WR13 5DX
Received 11 Jun 2012Land Adj Nutshells, Link End Road, Corse Lawn, Worcestershire,
Received 18 Jun 2015land at New Street, Worcestershire, WR8 0JJ
Received 1 Oct 2010Plowstall Farm Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9LY
Received 23 Jun 2009Pope Hayes, Birtsmorton, Worcestershire, WR13 6AR
Received 18 Jul 2014St Elmo Larford Farm Astley Stourport On Severn DY13 0SQ
Received 10 Feb 2015Records 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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