Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
17,902 approved · 3,147 refused · 1,615 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
37 Lower Ferry Lane,Callow End,Worcestershire,WR2 4UN
Received 23 Jun 2011Bramble Cottage Church End Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0BL
Received 7 Mar 2023House 8 - Girls Boarding Accommodation At Malvern College College Road Malvern WR14 3ER
Received 29 Jun 2022Aurora Peartree School Albert Road North Malvern WR14 2TL
Received 31 Mar 2026Agricultural Building at Pewcroft Farm, Suckley Road, Knightwick, Worcestershire, WR6 5QQ
Received 16 Feb 2016North Site, Leigh Sinton Road, Malvern
Received 3 Jul 2009West Hill Bear Lane Longdon Tewkesbury GL20 6BB
Received 22 Dec 20221 Longcroft Quay Lane Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0BS
Received 27 Sept 2019Barn B At (Os 8078 5729) Sunbrae Frenchlands Lane Lower Broadheath
Received 30 Sept 202229 Upper Howsell Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1TL
Received 8 Jan 2016Hursley Farm Bannals Lane Stoke Bliss Tenbury Wells WR15 8RZ
Received 6 Sept 2022Sunnymede Gloucester Road Welland Malvern WR13 6LA
Received 17 Nov 2022Lower Broadheath Post Office And Stores, Martley Road, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, WR2 6QG
Received 19 Apr 2017Bransford Acre Leigh Worcester WR6 5LD
Received 19 Jul 2021Church Farm Church Road Castlemorton Malvern WR13 6BQ
Received 23 Sept 20213 Windrush Crescent Malvern Worcestershire WR14 2XG
Received 12 Oct 2022Land at Bricket House North End Lane Madresfield Malvern WR13 5AD
Received 28 Jun 2016The White House Church Lane Hallow Worcester WR2 6PF
Received 20 Aug 2020Old Parsonage Hanley Childe Tenbury Wells WR15 8QY
Received 11 Jul 2025Quaking House Farm Buildings Bestmans Lane Kempsey
Received 14 Mar 2014The Farmhouse Moseley Road Hallow Worcester WR2 6NL
Received 14 Feb 2024Elmley House The Green Hallow Worcester WR2 6PE
Received 20 Sept 2019Land At (Os 7752 4506) Abbey Road Malvern
Received 25 Oct 202250 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire WR15 8AB
Received 13 Jul 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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