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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.
20,672 approved · 3,733 refused · 1,892 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At (Os 7964 4028) Rear Of Cornfield Close Welland
Received 20 Mar 2026Malvern Community Hospital 185 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1EX
Received 17 Dec 20256 Abbey Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3HG
Received 1 Apr 2014Hayes Farm St Michaels Tenbury Wells WR15 8TL
Received 4 May 2018Land At (Os 7976 5253) Bransford
Received 22 Apr 2008Lower Lightwood Farm Lightwood Lane Cotheridge Worcester WR6 5LT
Received 23 Oct 2025Gadfield Elm House , Gadfield Elms, Staunton, Gloucester, GL19 3PA
Received 13 Feb 2006Land At Hallow Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire,
Received 13 Jan 2015Hopton Cottage Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9LY
Received 7 Oct 20193 Manby Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3BD
Received 30 Jun 201075 Graham Road Malvern
Received 10 Oct 2019Kylemore, 30 Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3BJ
Received 27 Feb 200822a The Heath, Holt Heath, Worcester, WR6 6NE
Received 26 Oct 2009Holmfield Sinton Green Hallow Worcester WR2 6NP
Received 2 Sept 202050 Church Street Malvern WR14 2AL
Received 23 Jun 2017Ladywell , Hanley Swan, Worcester, WR8 0DN
Received 19 Jan 20061 Barnards Green Road, Malvern, WR14 3LN
Received 10 Feb 201727 Church End, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, WR8 0BL
Received 29 Sept 2016Land At (Os 5865 6769) Berrington Road Tenbury Wells
Received 28 Nov 20241 Dale Cottages , Brockamin Lane, Leigh, Worcester, WR6 5JZ
Received 23 Dec 2008Land at Gilberts Farm Chapel Lane Bransford Worcester WR6 5JQ
Received 15 May 2006Old Rectory House, 45 Malvern Road, Powick, Worcester, WR2 4RP
Received 13 Feb 20172 Hanley Terrace Malvern Worcestershire WR14 4PF
Received 1 Feb 2023Land At (Os 7520 5934) Hollins Lane Martley
Received 30 Sept 2024Records 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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