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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.
18,392 approved · 3,222 refused · 1,657 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Lodge Church Lane Earls Croome Worcester WR8 9DE
Received 8 Sept 2020Rosewaters Cottage, Astley Burf, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, DY13 0RX
Received 25 Mar 2009Keystone 4 Squires Walk Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JB
Received 15 Feb 2023Land At (Os 7760 4943) Upper Interfields Malvern
Received 20 Dec 2011Duggans House,Blackhouse Lane,Suckley,Worcestershire,WR6 5DP
Received 15 Oct 2010The Old Post Office Coombe Green Malvern WR13 6AN
Received 2 Apr 2024Spring Valley Farm Orleton Stanford Bridge
Received 18 Oct 2022Brunel House Portland Road Malvern
Received 18 Aug 2025Ostlers Barn Sherridge Road Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5DA
Received 19 Aug 202411 Ebrington Road Malvern WR14 4NL
Received 2 Feb 2018Malvern Evangelical Church,204-208 Pickersleigh Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2QX
Received 26 Feb 2013The Paddocks Bestmans Lane Kempsey, Worcester WR5 3QA
Received 5 Apr 2018The Glebe The Village Abberley Worcester WR6 6BN
Received 3 Feb 2020Nut Tree Cottage Little Clevelode Malvern WR13 6PE
Received 26 Mar 201918 Abbey Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3HD
Received 9 Oct 2012Chestnuts Farm,Gilberts End,Hanley Castle,Worcestershire,WR8 0AS
Received 1 Oct 201240 Moorlands Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2UA
Received 16 Nov 2010Surmans Farm Ryall Court Lane Holly Green Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0PF
Received 21 Dec 20222 Avenue Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3AG
Received 13 Oct 2011Ryevale Birtsmorton Malvern WR13 6AF
Received 22 Dec 2025Bank Farm Bank Lane Abberley Worcester WR6 6BQ
Received 23 Apr 2015Land At (Os 7113 6138), Hope Lane, Clifton On Teme, Worcestershire
Received 18 Aug 2014Land At (Os 5947 6754) Bromyard Road Tenbury Wells
Received 2 Oct 202474 Cedar Avenue Malvern WR14 2SF
Received 24 Nov 2016Records 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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