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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.
17,715 approved · 3,127 refused · 1,609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Willowbank, Clifton, Worcestershire, WR8 9JF
Received 5 Aug 201335 Wilton Road Malvern WR14 3RH
Received 21 Mar 2025Animal Rescue, Hawthorn Lane, Newland, Worcestershire, WR13 5BD
Received 15 Jun 201650 Cowleigh Road Malvern WR14 1QD
Received 15 Oct 2018Tomkins Farm Hope House Lane Martley Worcester WR6 6QF
Received 3 Sept 201035 Cockshot Road Malvern WR14 2TT
Received 25 Oct 20181-5 Hillside Close, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4EU
Received 1 Jul 2014Pound House, Mamble, Worcestershire, DY14 9JY
Received 10 Sept 2013Scar Cottage Martley Worcester WR6 6PA
Received 3 Jun 2020Rowley Farm Pensax Abberley Worcester WR6 6AG
Received 7 May 2026Caravans 12 And 13 Badgers Walk Pool Lane Clows Top
Received 10 Apr 2026Priory View,40 Priory Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3DN
Received 26 Mar 2012Land adj The Crown Martley Worcester WR6 6PA
Received 22 Jul 2014Larford Lake, Astley, Worcestershire,
Received 25 Jul 2014Upper Howsen Farm,Howsen,Cotheridge,Worcestershire,WR6 5LR
Received 14 Jan 2013The Hop Barn The Green Stanford Bridge Worcester WR6 6SA
Received 2 Feb 2023Dove Barn,Crews Hill,Alfrick,Worcestershire,WR6 5HF
Received 13 Feb 2013Units 1-4 Haywards Yard,Court Street,Upton Upon Severn,Worcestershire,WR8 0JT
Received 11 Feb 201310 Cross Street Tenbury Wells WR15 8EE
Received 4 Aug 2014Green Hayes Farm St Michaels Tenbury Wells WR15 8TL
Received 13 Jun 2025Baynhall Garage , Main Road, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3PA
Received 16 Jul 2009Myrtle Cottage Wichenford Worcester WR6 6YY
Received 4 Sept 2017Land adj The Old Cow Byre & St John the Baptist's Church, Eldersfield, Worcestershire,
Received 30 Apr 2015Queenhill Manor Queenhill Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0RD
Received 11 Feb 2022Records 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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