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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.
19,116 approved · 3,400 refused · 1,699 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Perrins Court , Chase End Street, Bromsberrow, Worcestershire, HR8 1SE
Received 27 Aug 20143 St Marys Crescent Alfrick Worcester WR6 5HW
Received 23 Jan 2019The Wheeleys Tedstone Wafre Bromyard HR7 4PX
Received 27 Nov 2024Stoke Bliss & Kyre Village Hall, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8RS
Received 2 Oct 20088 Somers Road Malvern WR14 1HJ
Received 8 Aug 2024Gilberts End Farm Gilberts End Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AR
Received 14 Jun 2023Flat 6, Ashfield House, 28 College Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3HW
Received 24 Feb 2014Aspen Court, Osborne Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1JE,
Received 3 Feb 20099 Alexandra Road Malvern WR14 1HA
Received 17 Nov 2011Avenue Veterinary Centre Hanley Road Upton Upon Severn, Worcester WR8 0PA
Received 2 Jan 2018Willow Grange Woodside Lane Welland Malvern WR13 6NG
Received 10 Apr 2015Queenhill Lodge Queenhill Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0RE
Received 9 May 202321 Knapp Way, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1SA
Received 27 Jul 20112 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 4QW
Received 29 Oct 20213 Westmere,Hanley Swan,Worcestershire,WR8 0DG
Received 10 Nov 201112 Danes Close, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2LS
Received 25 Nov 2014Guarlford Court Clevelode Lane Guarlford Malvern WR13 6NX
Received 11 May 2021Blue Bell Cottage 37 Squires Walk Kempsey, Worcester WR5 3JB
Received 5 Mar 201825 Meadow Close, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3NL
Received 6 Jul 2016The Hollies Astley Burf Stourport On Severn DY13 0SD
Received 4 Nov 2020Thornbury House,16 Avenue Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3AR
Received 21 Jun 2013Maythorn Villa Worcester Road Newnham Bridge Tenbury Wells WR15 8JA
Received 7 Jan 2015Whitbourne Lodge,137 Church Street,Malvern,Worcestershire,
Received 24 May 2013Kirklands, Wells Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4JL
Received 9 May 2014Records 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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