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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.
18,688 approved · 3,296 refused · 1,675 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
32 St Anns Road Malvern WR14 4RG
Received 1 Oct 20245 Camp Hill Malvern WR14 4BZ
Received 21 Mar 2025Trinity House,Church Lane,Hallow,Worcestershire,WR2 6PF
Received 19 Nov 2010Churchill Farm Church Road Castlemorton
Received 6 Feb 2025Land At (Os 7773 4229), 42 Hanley Road, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 7 Dec 2010176 West Malvern Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4AZ
Received 24 Jul 2013Peachley Court Farm Peachley Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QR
Received 6 Dec 2022Vaughan Lodge 192-198 Wells Road Malvern
Received 25 Nov 2025Gilberts End Farm Gilberts End Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AR
Received 16 May 2024Land At (OS 7590 5997) Martley
Received 20 Dec 2019Parsonage Barn Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9LQ
Received 21 Aug 2025Fairview,Berrow Green,Martley,Worcestershire,WR6 6PL
Received 12 Mar 2012Bank Farm House Bank Lane Abberley Worcester WR6 6BQ
Received 12 Mar 2013Hermitage Cottage 37 Kings End Road Powick WR2 4RB
Received 8 Jan 2025The Flat,Goodyears Farm,Rectory Lane,Shrawley,Worcestershire,WR6 6TN
Received 6 Mar 2012Rose Cottage,Stourport Road,Great Witley,Worcestershire,WR6 6HZ
Received 12 Jun 2012Land At (OS 7891 4622) Pickersleigh Road Malvern
Received 17 Oct 2013House 4 The Green Stanford Bridge
Received 11 Feb 201024 Lower Quest Hills Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1RP
Received 3 Aug 2016286 Worcester Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1BD
Received 12 Dec 2012Foley Arms Hotel 14 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 4QS
Received 4 Aug 2026Land At (Os 7878 3518), Berrow, Worcestershire,
Received 27 Sept 20162, Jubilee Cottages, Church Lane, Suckley, Worcestershire, WR6 5DE
Received 13 May 2016St Marys Church House 1 Squires Walk Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JD
Received 22 Jan 2018Records 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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