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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.
18,093 approved · 3,173 refused · 1,630 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Meadow Farm Structons Heath Great Witley Worcester WR6 6JA
Received 3 Jul 20193 The Bungalows Berrow Green Road Martley Worcester WR6 6PJ
Received 2 Oct 2018Greenhill Farm Greenhill Lane Hallow WR2 6LG
Received 21 May 2025Land at Lawn Farm Drake Street Welland Malvern
Received 19 Oct 2016Coton Cottage Farm Hanley Road Malvern WR14 4HZ
Received 7 Jun 2019Great Malvern Station Station Approach Malvern WR14 3AU
Received 26 Nov 201840 Hornyold Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1QH
Received 29 Jun 2011Land At The Rocky Church Street Kempsey
Received 11 Nov 2024New Barn Farm Gadfield Elm Staunton Gloucester GL19 3PE
Received 21 Jul 2025Cornerways School Lane Holt Heath Worcester WR6 6NF
Received 6 Dec 2023Land Adj Elmhurst Farm Hereford Road Leigh Sinton
Received 12 Mar 2014Pool House Hanley Road Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0PA
Received 6 Jun 2023The Bungalow Earls Croome Garden Centre Worcester Road Earls Croome Worcester WR8 9DA
Received 27 Mar 201745 Hanley Road Malvern WR14 4HZ
Received 25 Aug 2021Upper Howsen Farm,Howsen,Cotheridge,Worcestershire,WR6 5LR
Received 11 Jul 2011Brookend Abberley Worcester WR6 6BU
Received 26 Mar 2024Temple Laugherne Farm Oldbury Road Worcester WR2 6AS
Received 5 Dec 2023Solhampton Farm Astley Stourport On Severn DY13 0RR
Received 13 May 2021Puck Cottage Bow Lane Ripple Tewkesbury GL20 6EW
Received 4 Jun 2010Castlemorton Village Hall Church Road Castlemorton
Received 2 Oct 2019Batsford 9 Avenue Road Malvern WR14 3AR
Received 5 Jul 2024Pudges Farm,Half Key,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1UP
Received 18 Jan 2011West View Stockton Worcester WR6 6UT
Received 26 Aug 2021Stirt Farm, Stanford Bridge, Worcestershire, WR6 6SA
Received 20 May 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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