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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.
18,319 approved · 3,217 refused · 1,651 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 At (Os 8554 4404) Church Lane Severn Stoke WR8 9JQ
Received 21 May 202060 Somers Road Malvern WR14 1JB
Received 5 Nov 2020Takara Lodge 17 Grundys Lane Malvern WR14 4HS
Received 1 May 2018Lower House Farm,Vine Lane,Sutton,Worcestershire,WR15 8RL
Received 22 Nov 2011The Granary,Martley Road,Great Witley,Worcestershire,WR6 6JZ
Received 23 Jun 20111 Highfield Road Malvern WR14 1HR
Received 16 Feb 2018Shamrock Cottage , Corse Lawn, Gloucester, GL19 4LZ
Received 3 Apr 2009Yarhampton House Yarhampton Stourport On Severn DY13 0XA
Received 9 May 2023Land adjacent to Post Office Cottage, Newnham Bridge, Worcestershire, WR15 8LP
Received 11 Aug 2016The Arches Roberts End Lane Forthampton Gloucester GL19 4QH
Received 20 Nov 2023The Chase Main Road Hallow Worcester WR2 6LD
Received 24 May 2024116 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1SS
Received 27 Feb 2024Parsons Hall Farm Kyre Tenbury Wells WR15 8RW
Received 28 Aug 2024Oakwood,Lawnside,Albert Road South,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3AH
Received 21 Feb 2013Mousehole Farm Stocks Road Alfrick Worcester WR6 5HD
Received 22 Apr 2026Hillhampton House Hillhampton Great Witley Worcester WR6 6JU
Received 6 Aug 2015Wheatfield Court Upton Road Callow End Worcester WR2 4TZ
Received 7 Apr 202637 Richmond Road Malvern WR14 1NE
Received 2 May 20186 Bromyard Road Tenbury Wells WR15 8BZ
Received 29 Jun 2020Orchard Farm Longdon Hill End Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0RN
Received 27 Nov 2018Bury End Farm, Bury End Lane, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0NJ
Received 8 Jul 2015So 8248NW, Adj 112 Old Hills, Callow End, Worcestershire, WR2 4TQ
Received 23 Sept 201324 Croftdown Court Malvern WR14 3HZ
Received 4 Aug 202221 Kinnersley Severn Stoke Worcester WR8 9JR
Received 4 Nov 2020Records 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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