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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.
17,898 approved · 3,145 refused · 1,613 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Foley Arms Hotel 14 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 4QS
Received 3 Dec 2010Land adj. May Cottage, Tunnel Hill, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0QL
Received 12 Dec 201470 Yates Hay Road Malvern WR14 1LH
Received 9 Aug 2010Railway Inn 78 Wells Road Malvern Worcestershire WR14 4PA
Received 9 Feb 2022Napleton Farm 45 Napleton Lane Kempsey WR5 3PT
Received 7 Jan 202610 Christ Church Road Malvern WR14 3BE
Received 13 Jun 2019Eastington Hall Lodge, Longdon Heath, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0RJ
Received 9 Oct 2013Upper Norgrove Yarrington Road Alfrick Worcester WR6 5EX
Received 14 Nov 2023The Old Forge Bridgend Eldersfield Gloucester GL19 4PP
Received 17 Jul 2023Land At (Os 7948 6970) Dunley
Received 25 Apr 20251 Syntley Cottages, Astley, Worcestershire, DY13 0RH
Received 8 Jul 2010The Old Dairy Welland Road Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0SN
Received 8 Aug 2018Plum Tree Cottage,Main Road,Hallow,Worcestershire,WR2 6LS
Received 21 Nov 2012Station House Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1SW
Received 4 Mar 2025Marjon Brown Square Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0JZ
Received 19 Sept 2024The Old Court,Horsham,Martley,Worcestershire,
Received 3 Sept 20102 High Green Severn Stoke WR8 9JS
Received 10 Jun 2020Hsbc 1 Church Street Malvern Worcestershire WR14 2AB
Received 21 Jul 2022HSBC 1 Church Street Malvern WR14 2AB
Received 9 Dec 202217 Eston Avenue, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2SR
Received 30 Aug 2013Industrial Units Next Door To Dumbleton House Eardiston Tenbury Wells WR15 8JH
Received 22 Sept 2021109 Main Road Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JY
Received 15 Aug 2022Hillside House Hollybed Street Castlemorton Malvern WR13 6DB
Received 26 Jul 2017Hillhampton Farm Hillhampton Great Witley Worcester WR6 6JU
Received 11 Nov 2014Records 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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