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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20,373 approved · 3,665 refused · 1,848 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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The Old Village Hall , Shrawley, Worcester, WR6 6TT
Received 28 Feb 2008Green Bank House,Back Lane,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2JL
Received 6 Feb 2012110 Worcester Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1SS
Received 30 Mar 20152 Bromyard Road, Cotheridge, Worcestershire, WR6 5LP
Received 20 Dec 2013The Old Forge, Bridgend, Eldersfield, Worcestershire, GL19 4PP
Received 12 Nov 201414 Churchdown Road Malvern WR14 3JX
Received 6 Nov 201924 Clarence Road Malvern WR14 3EH
Received 5 Oct 20211 Broomhall Cottages Broomhall Norton Worcester WR5 2NX
Received 5 Mar 2020Knightwick Cottage, Suckley Road, Knightwick, Worcester, WR6 5QE,
Received 21 Sept 2009Our Place School At The Orchard Bransford Worcester WR6 5JE
Received 5 Nov 2025Land off Swinyard Road, Malvern
Received 12 Aug 2014Land at Bestmans Lane, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3PZ
Received 10 Jul 2009Elm House , Worcester Road, Newland, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 5AY
Received 2 Dec 2008Land At (Os 7938 4954) Newland Grange Stocks Lane Newland
Received 13 Jan 2022National Westminster Bank 30 Church Street Malvern WR14 2ZF
Received 28 Nov 2018The Coach House, Hayes Bank Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3JY
Received 9 Sept 2014Land At (Os 8594 4112) Holly Green Upton Upon Severn
Received 4 Sept 202033 Hayes Bank Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3JY
Received 14 Apr 2015The Grange Shelsley Beauchamp Worcester WR6 6RJ
Received 26 Feb 2008The Manor Farm, Oldwood Common, Worcestershire, WR15 8TF
Received 16 Oct 2014Land At (Os 7851 4741) Pickersleigh Mews Malvern
Received 30 Nov 2023Bine Farm Eastham Tenbury Wells WR15 8PA
Received 4 Apr 201358 Clarence Road Malvern WR14 3EQ
Received 17 Dec 2018Sunny Lodge Filling Station 277 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1NU
Received 11 Oct 2017Records 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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