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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.
17,712 approved · 3,126 refused · 1,608 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
50 The Limes, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3LG
Received 27 Apr 2016Court Cottage Lockeridge Lane Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0RP
Received 16 Dec 2019Manor Farm Upton Road Powick Worcester WR2 4QX
Received 27 Apr 2018Little Arley Birtsmorton Malvern WR13 6AR
Received 10 Oct 2013Kenswick Mill Barn, Kenswick, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, WR2 6QX
Received 8 Mar 20163 Nixon Court Callow End Worcester WR2 4UU
Received 26 Feb 2024Mill Bank Farm Longdon Heath Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0RJ
Received 4 Jun 2009Top Gallant Sailors Bank Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QT
Received 7 Mar 2023Brookend House, Byefields Lane, Welland, Worcestershire, WR13 6LW
Received 25 Jun 201415 Oakleigh Avenue, Hallow, Worcester, WR2 6NG
Received 18 Mar 2015The Forge, Wichenford, Worcester, WR6 6YY
Received 2 Mar 2017Rochford House Rochford Tenbury Wells WR15 8SL
Received 27 May 2022Highfield Organic Farm, Rectory Lane, Guarlford, Malvern, WR13 6NT
Received 18 Apr 2017The Lodge, Severn Stoke Bank, Severn Stoke, Worcestershire WR8 9JP
Received 26 Apr 201025 Pump Street Malvern WR14 4LU
Received 19 Jan 2023White Cottage Grange Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6RW
Received 18 Jun 2024The Bungalow, Berrow, Worcestershire, WR13 6JN
Received 11 Jul 2014Land At (OS 7312 6275) Shelsley Beauchamp Worcester WR6 6RA
Received 16 Oct 2009St Josephs Church School Lane Upton Upon Severn
Received 24 Jan 2019Lavender Cottage Longdon Tewkesbury GL20 6AR
Received 29 Jun 201812A Richmond Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1NE
Received 1 Dec 2015Highlands Oldwood Tenbury Wells WR15 8TB
Received 24 Dec 2020Hallow Church Of England Primary School Main Road Hallow Worcester WR2 6LD
Received 27 Jan 2020Phase 4 South, Malvern Vale, Leigh Sinton Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1JL
Received 22 Apr 2010Records 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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