Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
18,416 approved · 3,223 refused · 1,657 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Formerly 1 And 2 March End, Eastham, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8NP
Received 9 Mar 2010Mulberry House 11 Holly View Drive Malvern
Received 25 Apr 202315 Crown Meadow Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QJ
Received 21 Dec 202124 Hayslan Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2RE
Received 21 Aug 201234 Lyfs Lane, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3JN
Received 25 Aug 2015Lower House Farm Shelsley Beauchamp Worcester WR6 6RE
Received 19 May 2010The Stores, 204-207 Elgar Avenue, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 2HB
Received 24 May 2010Church Farm Shrawley Worcester WR6 6TS
Received 9 Mar 2021Arnwood , Hook Bank, Hanley Castle, Worcester, WR8 0BA
Received 13 Mar 2009Hill Top Farm, Horsham, Martley, Worcester, WR6 6PN,
Received 19 Sept 2008Lower Swell Farm Longdon Marsh Longdon Tewkesbury GL20 6BD
Received 2 Sept 20203 Tanglewood Heights Malvern WR14 1GN
Received 1 May 2018Byways,Wynniatts Way,Abberley,Worcestershire,WR6 6BZ
Received 17 Jun 20139 The Leasowes Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9NA
Received 30 Jul 2019Morgan Court Worcester Road Malvern
Received 12 Aug 2026Cobwalls Uckinghall Tewkesbury GL20 6ES
Received 29 Jan 2021Hollybrook House Frenchlands Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QU
Received 17 Jun 2025Various Public Open Spaces End Hill Way Malvern
Received 31 Jan 202041 Whitborn Close Malvern WR14 2SP
Received 12 Feb 2019Hollybeds Farm Worcester Road Earls Croome Worcester WR8 9DA
Received 19 Mar 2009Hillend Cottage Pudford Lane Martley Worcester WR6 6QL
Received 8 Aug 2019St Raphael 83 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4PB
Received 4 Apr 2019Crundle End Barn,Crundle End Lane,Stockton,Worcestershire,WR6 6UZ
Received 13 Jan 2011White Cottage, Gilberts End, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, WR8 0AS
Received 15 Mar 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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