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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.
19,109 approved · 3,399 refused · 1,698 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Denison Close Malvern WR14 2EU
Received 14 Aug 2025The Old Forge Bridgend Eldersfield Gloucester GL19 4PP
Received 17 Jul 2023235 West Malvern Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4BE
Received 25 Sept 2009Baytree Cottage, Gilberts End, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, WR8 0AS
Received 18 Aug 2016Land At (Os 8598 5177) Norton Road Broomhall
Received 11 Mar 2025The Chippings, Bell Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, WR2 6RR
Received 29 Dec 20145 Florence Close, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3NE
Received 29 Oct 201530 Davenham Close Malvern WR14 2TY
Received 20 Nov 20203 Manorfield Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QN
Received 31 May 2013B4 Lenchford Meadow Caravan Park , Shrawley, Worcester, WR6 6TB
Received 28 Nov 2008Brickwalls Farm, Gilberts End, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, WR8 0AS
Received 9 May 20163 Cromwell Road Malvern WR14 1NA
Received 24 Jan 2022Teddon Farm Clows Top Kidderminster DY14 9NQ
Received 5 Mar 2018Land At Os 8095 5040 Malvern Road Powick
Received 17 Dec 2025Great Malvern Railway Station Station Approach Malvern WR14 3AU
Received 5 Aug 2026Orwell Lodge 5 Woodshears Road Malvern
Received 4 Dec 2019Paddock House, Studd Lane, Abberley, Worcestershire, WR6 6AU
Received 7 Apr 2014Skelmorlie, Peachley Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, WR2 6QR
Received 2 Jan 2014Laleham 11 Pickersleigh Road Malvern WR14 2RP
Received 29 Jan 2018Astley And Dunley Village Hall,Ridleys Cross,Astley,Worcestershire,DY13 0UE
Received 2 Nov 20118 Bridgend Eldersfield Gloucester GL19 4PL
Received 11 Jan 2017The Bothy 20 School Lane Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0LE
Received 13 May 2024Millham Lodge Millham Lane Alfrick Worcester WR6 5HS
Received 12 Feb 20201 College Gardens,Tenbury Wells,Worcestershire,WR15 8QZ
Received 21 Dec 2011Records 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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