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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.
17,721 approved · 3,127 refused · 1,609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
2 Greenhill Cottages Hallow Worcester WR2 6LH
Received 27 Apr 2023The Post Office, Abbey Road, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 3HJ
Received 19 Mar 201079A Main Road Kempsey Worcester WR5 3NA
Received 20 Feb 2014The Black And White Cottage, 13 Somers Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1HJ
Received 15 Aug 2016The Jockey Inn Baughton Earls Croome Worcester WR8 9DQ
Received 26 Jan 2012Callow End Court, Jennett Tree Lane, Callow End, Worcestershire, WR2 4UA
Received 22 Dec 20148 Somers Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1HJ
Received 20 Feb 201556 Howsell Road Malvern WR14 1TH
Received 28 Nov 2019Landscape, Little Witley, Worcester WR6 6LL
Received 3 Mar 2010Nashend Farm,Eldersfield Marsh,Eldersfield,Worcestershire,GL19 4PG
Received 18 Feb 2010Langdale Wood At (Os 7902 4303) Blackmore Park Road Malvern
Received 30 Oct 202553 Quest Hills Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1RL
Received 22 Jul 2016Hill View, Welland Road, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0SR
Received 27 Jun 20168 Aston Drive,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3JT
Received 17 Oct 2011Brickwalls Farm, Gilberts End, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, WR8 0AS
Received 4 Feb 2015Oakwood Lawnside Albert Road South Malvern WR14 3AH
Received 7 Mar 201833 Hornyold Road Malvern WR14 1QH
Received 8 Mar 2012Open Barn Farm Main Road Kempsey Worcester WR5 3LW
Received 19 Apr 20212 Layton Avenue Malvern WR14 2ND
Received 13 Aug 2019Wyre Forest Animal Trust, (Os 6552 6225), Stoke Bliss, Worcestershire, WR15 8QH
Received 19 Oct 20151 Lower Quest Hills Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1RP
Received 15 Feb 2016Qinetiq St Andrews Road Malvern WR14 3PS
Received 24 Jul 2020Sallings Farm Middle Common Bockleton Tenbury Wells WR15 8PX
Received 21 Dec 2020Bridge House Portland Road Malvern WR14 2TA
Received 16 May 2019Records 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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