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.
18,759 approved · 3,307 refused · 1,679 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Worfield House 50 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 4AB
Received 24 Mar 2014Land At Upper Welland Road, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 18 Sept 2014Southlands 43 Wells Road Malvern
Received 25 Oct 2012Newlands Stourport Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6JP
Received 22 Mar 20128 Oakley Close Malvern WR14 2FE
Received 2 May 2017Knighton On Teme Caravan Park Knighton On Teme Tenbury Wells WR15 8NA
Received 6 Aug 2018The Old Rectory The Cross Ripple Tewkesbury GL20 6HA
Received 2 Oct 20181 Bellars Gardens Malvern WR14 2UZ
Received 7 Jul 2025Merebrook Farm Hanley Swan Worcester WR8 0DX
Received 27 Jul 2016Peak View Little Green Broadwas Worcester WR6 5NH
Received 14 May 2026St Peters Peugeot Bath Road Broomhall Worcester WR5 3HR
Received 19 Mar 20194 Mere Close Rushwick Worcester WR2 5TY
Received 2 Apr 2025Land At (Os 8202 5595 West Of Worcester) Martley Road Lower Broadheath
Received 26 Nov 2025The Firs Apostles Oak Abberley Worcester WR6 6AA
Received 15 Jul 2019Christian Science Society Albert Park Road Malvern WR14 1HL
Received 23 May 2014Land At (Os 7113 6138) Hope Lane Clifton Upon Teme
Received 11 Jun 2020Land At (Os 8513 4854) Old Road South Kempsey
Received 16 Mar 2016St Peters Meadow At (Os 7563 5974) Martley
Received 6 May 2021Sylvan Cottage, 17 Squires Walk, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3JD
Received 4 Aug 2014Thornbury, Rectory Lane, Guarlford, Malvern, WR13 6NT
Received 8 Feb 2017Harp Cottage,Drinkers End,Corse Lawn,Worcestershire,GL19 4NE
Received 7 Jun 2012Thornton, Grimley, Worcester, WR2 6LU
Received 17 Feb 2017The Beeches, 9 Upper Welland Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4HN
Received 17 Sept 2014Land At Highwood, Eastham, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, ,
Received 27 Jun 2009Records 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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