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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.
18,161 approved · 3,188 refused · 1,636 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Abberley Parochial Primary School, Apostles Oak, Abberley, Worcestershire, WR6 6AA
Received 8 Apr 2015The Chase Frogmarsh Corse Lawn GL19 4PW
Received 9 Sept 2020Land At Birchfield, Powick, Worcs, ,
Received 22 Apr 2009Audoll Cottage, Bayton, Kidderminster, DY14 9LL
Received 19 Dec 2016Pea Cottage, Shrawley, Worcestershire, WR6 6TD
Received 12 Mar 2014WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC, Roman Way, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1PZ,
Received 7 Aug 2009127 Wells Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4PD
Received 14 Mar 2013Unit 1C Roman Way Malvern
Received 12 Nov 2015Land Os 7851 4662 Rear Of Hayslan Avenue Malvern
Received 30 Jul 201810 Hayslan Green, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2RG
Received 14 Aug 2015Ruells Farm,Church Road,Castlemorton,Worcestershire,WR13 6BH
Received 24 Jul 201257 Cross Street Tenbury Wells WR15 8EF
Received 16 Dec 2019The Grit Farm House Grit Lane Malvern WR14 1UR
Received 6 Oct 200922 Lygon Bank Malvern WR14 2JF
Received 20 Jul 2017The Dog At Baughton,Baughton,Earls Croome,Worcestershire,WR8 9DQ
Received 9 Jan 20123, Larford Farm Barns, Astley, Worcestershire, DY13 0SQ
Received 19 Jan 2015Puddleford Farm Eastham Tenbury Wells WR15 8NT
Received 22 Jan 2026Birchall Green Farm,Sinton Green,Hallow,Worcestershire,WR2 6NT
Received 12 May 2011Mount Pleasant Hotel,50 Belle Vue Terrace,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4PZ
Received 18 Jun 2012Land At (Os 7355 6281) Shelsley Beauchamp
Received 30 Apr 2024Land At (Os 7731 4337), Wells Road, Malvern
Received 24 Jun 2009The Dutch House Hollybush Ledbury HR8 1EX
Received 6 Aug 2026Building At (Os 7948 3915) Castlemorton
Received 10 Nov 2021Clay Green Farm Folly Road Alfrick Worcester WR6 5HN
Received 5 Feb 2021Records 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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