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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.
20,489 approved · 3,700 refused · 1,865 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Vernon Lodge Harcourt Road Malvern WR14 4DW
Received 9 Mar 2023Walk Farm and Ridgemore Barn Castlemorton Malvern WR13 6BN
Received 31 Mar 2014Ball Mill Bungalow Main Road Hallow WR2 6LS
Received 18 Dec 2024The Three Counties Agricultural Society The Showground Malvern WR13 6NW
Received 29 Oct 2015Land Adjacent Primary School, Hanley Swan, Worcester, WR8 0EJ
Received 21 May 2009Lovington Villa Lovington Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QQ
Received 30 Jun 2014Envex Depot Tewkesbury Road Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0PX
Received 29 May 2020Well Farm Well Lane Little Witley Worcester WR6 6LN
Received 12 Apr 2022The Crown 21 Malvern Road Powick Worcester WR2 4SF
Received 10 Jul 2006Penny Hall The Haysfield Malvern WR14 1GF
Received 26 Mar 202668 The Drive, Powick, Worcestershire, WR2 4SA
Received 4 Nov 2013Land to the south of Greenhill Gardens, Tenbury Wells
Received 7 Jan 2011Phase 6 of Malvern Vale, Leigh Sinton Road, Malvern
Received 1 Jun 201618 Byefields Kempsey Worcester WR5 3NN
Received 6 Sept 2023Spring Bank 86 Graham Road Malvern WR14 2HX
Received 31 Oct 2013Land at, and Garage and Premises at The Orchards Martley WR6 6QA
Received 7 Oct 2015Gurnox Cottage Berrow Green Martley Worcester WR6 6PL
Received 3 Apr 201811 New Street Upton Upon Severn
Received 23 Oct 202425 Richmond Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1NE
Received 24 May 2013Giltedge Farm,Stoney Ley,Broadwas,Worcestershire,WR6 5NG
Received 25 Oct 2010Sapey Pitchard,Clifton On Teme,Worcestershire,WR6 6HE
Received 17 Aug 2011Land At (Os 7463 6757),Apostles Oak,Abberley,Worcestershire,
Received 23 Sept 2010Holiday Let At The Old Hunting Lodge, Worcester Road, GREAT WITLEY, WR6 6JT
Received 19 Jan 2017Land At (OS 7976 4130), Blackmore Park Road, Welland, Malvern, Worcestershire
Received 23 Mar 2010Records 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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