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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.
17,564 approved · 3,109 refused · 1,595 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Fenham Villa 12 Bank Street Malvern WR14 2JN
Received 20 Sept 2018Hillend Bridge Works Pudford Lane Martley Worcester WR6 6QL
Received 30 Dec 2013Stanbrook Abbey, Upton Road, Callow End, Worcester, WR2 4TD
Received 26 Sept 2013Long Barn Upper Wick Lane Rushwick Worcester WR2 5SN
Received 1 Sept 2020The Lodge, Bridgend, Eldersfield, Worcestershire, GL19 4PN
Received 31 Mar 2014Astley Vineyards The Crundles Astley, Stourport On Severn DY13 0RU
Received 1 Dec 2017Cranmere House Church Street Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JQ
Received 22 Mar 2022Willowbank, 1 School Lane, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire,
Received 28 Mar 2014Priors Court, Lower Ferry Lane, Callow End, Worcestershire, WR2 4TJ
Received 4 Nov 2015Land at Lawn Farm Drake Street Welland Malvern WR13 6LP
Received 30 Jul 20127 & 9 Malvern Road Powick WR2 4SF
Received 8 Sept 202128 Orford Way, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2EJ
Received 20 Jun 2014The Old Motor Pool Hanley Road Welland Malvern WR13 6NP
Received 29 Apr 2025Dumbleton House Eardiston Tenbury Wells WR15 8JP
Received 20 Mar 2017The Cottage Gadfield Elm Staunton Gloucester GL19 3PB
Received 27 Apr 2017Leigh Sinton Garden Centre, Crowcroft, Leigh Sinton, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 5ED
Received 10 Jun 2009Madresfield Court Madresfield Malvern WR13 5AU
Received 16 Oct 2012Land At (Os 8202 5595 West Of Worcester) North of Oldbury Road and South of Martley Road Lower Broadheath
Received 4 Aug 2016179 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1EX
Received 20 Jan 2025Land At (Os 8191 6928) Astley
Received 27 Sept 2017Bredon School Pull Court Bushley Tewkesbury GL20 6AH
Received 11 Sept 2020Crown Inn Main Road Hallow Worcester WR2 6LB
Received 2 Mar 2021Tudor House 16 Church Street Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0HT
Received 7 Feb 2025The Little House, Ryall Road, Holly Green, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0PG
Received 24 Mar 2014Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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