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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.
18,272 approved · 3,208 refused · 1,648 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pheasant Inn Drake Street Welland Malvern WR13 6LP
Received 30 Jun 2014Land At (OS 8576 4086) north east of Upton Marina, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0PB
Received 28 Mar 20131 The Square Bank Road Little Witley Worcester WR6 6LS
Received 17 Mar 2023Irena, Ockeridge Lane, Holt Heath, Worcester, WR6 6LY
Received 30 Mar 2017Noken Farm Sinton Green Hallow Worcester WR2 6NW
Received 8 Aug 2022Land at (OS 7908 4800) Ranelagh Road Malvern
Received 20 Mar 2019Broad Oak Trout Lakes Gilvers Lane Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AT
Received 20 Jul 2018Stockingfield Barn, Abberley, Worcestershire, WR6 6BX
Received 3 Sept 201539 Lower Wyche Road Malvern WR14 4ET
Received 30 Apr 2009Robinscroft, New Inn Lane, Shrawley, Worcestershire, WR6 6TE
Received 11 May 2015Roselands Oldwood Road St Michaels Tenbury Wells WR15 8PH
Received 10 Sept 2019Unit 8, The Park, Spring Lane South, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1AT
Received 20 May 20152 Somers Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1HJ
Received 30 Apr 2015Old Post Office Shelsley Walsh Worcester WR6 6RP
Received 25 Nov 2021Manor House 32 Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Received 28 Oct 20193 North Quay Quay Lane Earls Croome Worcester WR8 9DB
Received 22 May 2024The Holywell , Holywell Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4LE
Received 11 May 2009Myrtle Cottage Drake Street Welland WR13 6LN
Received 6 Mar 2026Malvern Hills Science Park Geraldine Road Malvern WR14 3NZ
Received 9 Dec 2015Oxlease Paddock , The Rampings, Longdon, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire,
Received 15 Aug 2008The Council House, Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AF
Received 15 Jun 20154 Victoria Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2TD
Received 13 Sept 2010The Tallots St Michaels Tenbury Wells WR15 8TW
Received 29 May 2024The Coach House 17A Fountain Court Great Witley Worcester WR6 6HW
Received 15 Aug 2013Records 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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