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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.
18,140 approved · 3,184 refused · 1,634 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land off Lockeridge Lane Welland Stone, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0RW
Received 6 Jul 2015Hillrise, Kings Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4HL
Received 22 Jul 2014Eastington Hall Longdon Heath Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0RJ
Received 3 Aug 2020Manor Barn Naunton Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0PY
Received 1 Oct 2021Unit 7 Peachley Court Farm Business Park Peachley Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QR
Received 20 Jun 2017Sherborne, Severn Stoke, Worcestershire, WR8 9JA
Received 17 Nov 2014Malvern Vale Community Centre , 110 Swinyard Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1GU
Received 28 Nov 20142 Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Received 31 Jan 2023Field Farm,Pensax,Abberley,Worcestershire,WR6 6AE
Received 29 Sept 201042a Backfields Lane,Upton Upon Severn,Worcestershire,WR8 0JH
Received 13 Jan 2012Oast House,Stocks Lane,Leigh Sinton,Worcestershire,WR13 5DY
Received 16 Jul 2012Croome Court Croome D'Abitot Severn Stoke Worcester WR8 9DW
Received 24 Feb 2011Lower House Farm Shelsley Beauchamp Worcester WR6 6RE
Received 5 Oct 2011Cherry Tree House Peachley Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QR
Received 27 Jan 2020Cromwells Cuisine 6 The Village Powick Worcester WR2 4QP
Received 24 Jun 2019The Old Rectory, Suckley, Worcester WR6 5DF
Received 26 Feb 20109 St James Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2TS
Received 12 Apr 2011Aurora Peartree School Albert Road North Malvern
Received 11 Aug 20258 Prince Rupert Avenue Powick Worcester WR2 4PZ
Received 20 May 2022Noken Farm Sinton Green Hallow Worcester WR2 6NW
Received 30 May 202227 Wyche Road, Malvern, WR14 4EF
Received 13 Apr 20175 Lamb Bank Malvern WR14 4NE
Received 20 Sept 2022Waitrose Ltd Edith Walk Malvern WR14 4WR
Received 8 Jul 2011West Ridge Shoulton Hallow Worcester WR2 6PX
Received 2 Dec 2022Records 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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