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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.
18,238 approved · 3,202 refused · 1,646 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Chase End,The Oxhey,Bushley,Worcestershire,GL20 6HR
Received 24 Oct 2012Belle Vue Fitness, 41 Wells Road, Malvern, WR14 4RJ
Received 15 Oct 2015Gurnox Cottage Berrow Green Martley Worcester WR6 6PL
Received 1 Jul 2019St Michaels College,Oldwood Road,St Michaels,Worcestershire,WR15 8PH
Received 1 May 2012Osbourne Court,Osborne Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,
Received 26 Apr 2013Bankside, Madge Hill, Severn Stoke, Worcestershire, WR8 9JN
Received 23 Sept 2013Stanbrook Abbey, Upton Road, Callow End, Worcester, WR2 4TD
Received 14 Apr 20146 Victoria Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2TD
Received 13 Feb 2009Abberley House, Broadheath Common, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, WR2 6RP
Received 14 May 2010Land At (Os 8518 4074),Waterside,Upton Upon Severn,Worcestershire,
Received 23 Sept 2011Shoulton Farm Shoulton Hallow Worcester WR2 6PX
Received 2 Jul 2013Tyre Hill House, Hanley Swan, Worcestershire, WR8 0EQ
Received 21 Nov 20141 Longcroft Quay Lane Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0BS
Received 4 Feb 2022Gurnox Cottage Berrow Green Martley Worcester WR6 6PL
Received 27 Mar 2017Broc Barn Hunt House Farm Frith Common Eardiston Tenbury Wells WR15 8JY
Received 11 Jun 2021Lloyds Bank, 48 Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4QG
Received 11 Sept 2014Former Cattle Site, Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8AB
Received 30 Apr 201028 Davenham Close Malvern WR14 2TY
Received 1 Aug 2024Innage Bungalow Hanley Childe Tenbury Wells WR15 8QY
Received 26 Apr 2022Land Adj to the Crown Public House, Malvern Road, Powick
Received 22 Aug 2014Land Rear Of 32 Lower Howsell Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1ED
Received 9 Mar 2009Worfield House 50 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 4AB
Received 25 Nov 20148 The Lees, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3HT
Received 7 Aug 20148 Waterloo Close, Madresfield, Worcestershire, WR13 5AG
Received 18 Aug 2014Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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