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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.
20,373 approved · 3,665 refused · 1,848 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Brickwalls Farm Gilberts End Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AS
Received 25 Nov 20245 Baldenhall, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3RZ
Received 3 Apr 200614 Lodge Drive, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4LS
Received 27 Feb 200659 Laburnum Walk Malvern WR14 1HB
Received 20 Nov 2018The Willows,The Village,Abberley,Worcestershire,WR6 6BP
Received 29 Sept 2010Beauchamp Barn Newland Malvern WR13 5AX
Received 29 Sept 2022Woodbury 18 The Bungalows Shelsley Beauchamp Worcester WR6 6RD
Received 7 Dec 2021Lieranta Worcester Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6JT
Received 2 Jul 2024Elm Barn Lovington Lane Lower Broadheath WR2 6QQ
Received 1 Nov 2019Land At (Os 7582 5997) Martley
Received 7 Sept 201512 Highfield Road Malvern WR14 1HS
Received 16 Dec 202521 Pump Street Malvern WR14 4LU
Received 22 Apr 202654 West Malvern Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4NA
Received 13 May 2014Pudges Farm, Half Key ,Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1UP
Received 30 Jun 201012 Grange Lane Rushwick Worcester WR2 5TG
Received 9 Aug 2024Baird House , (Former St James & The Abbey School), De Walden Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4DF,
Received 19 Feb 2009Witley Park House Worcester Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6JT
Received 23 Jan 202347 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8AE
Received 29 Mar 200617 Market Street, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8BH
Received 7 Jun 2016Sunnyside Farm Old Road South Kempsey Worcester WR5 3NJ
Received 4 Jul 2019Spellar Metcalfe 1-2 Maple Road Malvern WR14 1GQ
Received 25 Jun 2024Land At (Os 6353 6715),Rochford,Worcestershire,
Received 5 Apr 201218-20 Cowleigh Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1QD
Received 14 Oct 2013Wells House Chapel, Holywell Road, Malvern
Received 17 Apr 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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