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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.
17,804 approved · 3,130 refused · 1,610 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Caravan And Camp Site At,The Hillbee Farm,Welland Road,Upton Upon Severn,Worcestershire,WR8 0SN
Received 28 Feb 201114 Madresfield Village, Madresfield, Worcestershire, WR13 5AF
Received 11 Nov 2013Branksome Bransford Road Rushwick Worcester WR2 5TD
Received 7 Dec 2022The Cottage, Astley Burf Outdoor Education Centre, Weather Lane, Astley Burf, Worcestershire, DY13 0SF
Received 4 Oct 2013Building At (Os 7948 3915) Castlemorton
Received 3 Oct 2023Broomhall Business Centre,Broomhall Lane,Broomhall,Worcester,Worcestershire,WR5 2NT
Received 28 May 2013Peachley Court Farm Peachley Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QR
Received 22 Feb 2022Cowleigh Park Farm, Cowleigh Park, MALVERN WR13 5HJ
Received 14 Dec 2009Land At (Os 7779 6237) Ockeridge Wichenford
Received 5 Nov 2025Unit 4,St Anns Orchard,Worcester Road,Malvern,WR14 4AA
Received 10 Jul 201135 Upper Chase Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2BU
Received 14 Jul 2014Old Vicarage Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0BJ
Received 16 Jul 20097 Nixon Court Callow End Worcester WR2 4UU
Received 3 Mar 20258 The Beeches,Mamble,Worcestershire,DY14 9PD
Received 3 Dec 20125 Bank Street Malvern WR14 2JG
Received 8 Sept 202610 Victoria Road Malvern
Received 25 Jul 2022Barn At (Os 7798 6841) Dunley
Received 16 Sept 2025Rochford Court Rochford Tenbury Wells WR15 8SL
Received 31 May 202298, 98a & 100 Cowleigh Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1QW
Received 16 May 2011The Summerhouse 15 Tibberton Road Malvern WR14 3AS
Received 31 Jan 201966 Lower Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4BX
Received 9 Nov 2010Sandlin Cottage,Sandlin,Leigh Sinton,Worcestershire,WR13 5DN
Received 12 May 2011Bootridge Farm, Stonehall Common, Kemspey, Worcestershire, WR5 3QQ
Received 18 Feb 2014Land At (Os 7383 6836) Pensax Abberley
Received 8 Apr 2024Records 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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