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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.
18,538 approved · 3,261 refused · 1,666 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Croome Park,Croome D'Abitot,Severn Stoke,Worcestershire,WR8 9DW
Received 25 Jan 2010Malvern College, College Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3DF
Received 25 Nov 2015Land At (Os 7801 5063), Kiln Lane, Leigh Sinton
Received 2 Dec 20164 Mistletoe Orchard Martley Worcester WR6 6RW
Received 31 Jan 2019Eckington Cottage 307 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1AB
Received 4 May 2022Hill House Shelsley Beauchamp Worcester WR6 6RE
Received 28 Jan 2022Southlodge, 45 Abbey Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3HH
Received 10 Aug 2015Heathside Sling Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6RP
Received 21 Nov 2018146 Upper Welland Road, Malvern, WR14 4LA
Received 27 Jan 2017Great Malvern Station, Station Approach, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 3AU
Received 10 May 20112 Walton Lane,Grimley,Worcestershire,WR2 6LR
Received 21 May 20122,The Parks,Brotheridge Green ,Hanley Castle,Worcestershire,WR8 0BD
Received 1 May 2012Tudor Cottage Church Lane Hallow Worcester WR2 6PF
Received 18 Apr 2019Mara Lodge 15 Oaklands Malvern WR14 4JE
Received 11 Sept 2018Flat 2,Rowallan House,22 Avenue Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3AX
Received 19 May 2010Withy Bank House Upper Sapey Worcester WR6 6EZ
Received 21 Aug 2023Poppy Cottage 1B St Andrews Road Malvern WR14 3PR
Received 2 Jul 2018Hillworth Farm,Yardbridge,Longdon,Worcestershire,GL20 6AX
Received 16 May 2011Land At (Os 8075 5346) Otherton Lane, Bransford, Worcestershire,
Received 15 Jul 2015Instones Stocks Lane Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5DY
Received 27 Sept 2021Stoke Bliss And Kyre Village Hall, Stoke Bliss
Received 13 Dec 2012142 The Beeches Holly Green Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0QQ
Received 31 May 2012Astley Hall Astley Stourport On Severn DY13 0RW
Received 25 Jun 2026Land adjoining Hanley Road & Rothwell Road Malvern WR14 4HZ
Received 2 Jan 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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