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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.
20,526 approved · 3,711 refused · 1,879 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
52 Priory Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3DB
Received 13 Jan 2006Land at (OS 6736 6703) Hanley William
Received 6 Dec 2022The Cottage Astley Burf Stourport On Severn DY13 0RX
Received 7 Apr 202116 Knoll Lane Malvern WR14 3JU
Received 17 Mar 2026Myrtle Cottage Drake Street Welland Malvern WR13 6LN
Received 20 Mar 2023Cedar House Stocks Lane Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5DY
Received 29 Jan 2026Tack Farm Broadwas Worcester WR6 5NE
Received 5 May 2026Land At (Os 7499 5981) Berrow Green Road Martley
Received 21 Feb 2025The Corner House , Roberts End, Hanley Swan, Worcester, WR8 0DL
Received 15 Nov 2005Land adj Draycott House, Main Road, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3NY
Received 7 Jan 2016The Farmhouse Top Barn Farm Worcester Road Holt Heath WORCESTER WR6 6NH
Received 3 May 2024The Retreat, Colletts Green, Worcester, WR2 4RQ
Received 29 Jul 2011Brook Farm,Berrington,Worcestershire,WR15 8TJ
Received 20 Jul 20113 THE BUNGALOWS,BERROW GREEN ROAD,MARTLEY,WR6 6PJ
Received 1 Jun 2011Two Hoots Shoulton Hallow Worcester WR2 6PX
Received 15 Nov 2022Rock House, Shrawley, Worcestershire, WR6 6TG
Received 1 Apr 201422 High Street, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0HE
Received 19 Aug 2015Laughern Brook House,Wichenford,Worcestershire,WR6 6YE
Received 23 Jun 2010134-136 Newtown Road Malvern WR14 1PF
Received 20 Dec 202424 Old Street, Upton-Upon-Severn, Worcester, WR8 0HW
Received 13 Aug 2009Hopton Barn,Hopton Lane,Alfrick,Worcestershire,WR6 5HP
Received 17 Feb 2010Plum Tree Cottage,Prickley Green,Martley,Worcestershire,WR6 6QQ
Received 11 Jul 2012Tenbury Church Of England Primary School Bromyard Road Tenbury Wells WR15 8BS
Received 17 Aug 2023Suckley Court,Suckley,Worcestershire,WR6 5EH
Received 5 Sept 2012Records 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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