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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.
18,336 approved · 3,219 refused · 1,651 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Bight Farm 31 Main Road Kempsey Worcester WR5 3NF
Received 1 Aug 2016Land At (OS 7141 6132) Clifton on Teme
Received 19 Mar 2009190 Poolbrook Road Malvern WR14 3JZ
Received 23 Apr 2019Clover Bank,Holywell Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4LE
Received 3 Jan 201315 Spring Gardens Malvern WR14 1AP
Received 24 Jun 2024Wells House Holywell Road Malvern
Received 24 Jul 2012Omega, Martley Road, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, WR2 6QG
Received 27 May 2016Ryall Chase, Holly Green, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0PD
Received 9 Apr 2015Salford Court Farm Clifton Upon Teme Worcester WR6 6EW
Received 26 Jul 2017The Council House, Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AF
Received 13 Oct 2016Shoulton Cottage, Shoulton, Hallow, Worcestershire, WR2 6PX
Received 14 Oct 2014Shelsley Water Mill Shelsley Walsh
Received 19 Apr 2022Spring Cottage Welland Road Hanley Swan Worcester WR8 0DA
Received 8 Aug 2011Greenhouse at Old Woodhall Farm, Fox Lane, Green Street, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3QD
Received 11 Aug 2014The Lenches Rectory Lane Knightwick Worcester WR6 5QF
Received 28 May 2025The Granary Worcester Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6HR
Received 31 May 2013Ash Grove, Suckley, Worcestershire, WR6 5DJ
Received 26 Jan 2016Roselillie 13 Stocks Lane Newland Malvern WR13 5AZ
Received 22 Jul 2019167 Upper Welland Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4LB
Received 20 Aug 2014Barley House Cottage,Ferry Lane,Uckinghall,Worcestershire,GL20 6ER
Received 25 Feb 2010Clerkenleap, Astons Coaches Bath Road Broomhall WR5 3HR
Received 15 Dec 2021Wide Horizons Holiday Park Mamble Kidderminster DY14 9JG
Received 2 Aug 2018Land At Os 8195 3792 Longdon Hill End Upton Upon Severn
Received 22 Sept 202668 Cowleigh Bank Malvern WR14 1PH
Received 5 Nov 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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