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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.
21,148 approved · 3,806 refused · 1,937 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Berrington House, St Michaels, Worcestershire, WR15 8TG
Received 6 Sept 2016Newland Court Worcester Road Newland Malvern WR13 5BA
Received 26 Nov 2018Holmfield Sinton Green Hallow Worcester WR2 6NP
Received 15 Jul 20251 Longbank Dunley Stourport On Severn DY13 0UD
Received 11 Sept 201331 Greenfields, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0SQ
Received 19 Apr 2016Pendle Main Road Hallow Worcester WR2 6PP
Received 10 Sept 2021Old Forge Works,Kinnersley,Severn Stoke,Worcestershire,WR8 9JR
Received 8 Feb 2013Poplar Cottage,Wells Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4JL
Received 4 Aug 20111 De Walden Road Malvern WR14 4BL
Received 5 Jul 2019The Retreat, 21B Upper Ferry Lane, Callow End, Worcester, WR2 4TL
Received 6 Mar 2017Bredon View,Hollybush,Worcestershire,HR8 1ET
Received 29 Jul 2011Wood Farm Burnthorne Lane Dunley DY13 0TP
Received 29 Apr 2025Waste Incineration Unit, Hangmans Lane, Hanley Castle, Worcester, WR8 0AJ
Received 20 Mar 2012Whistlewood , Sinton Green, Hallow, Worcester, WR2 6NW
Received 30 Apr 2008Structons Heath Farm , Structons Heath, Great Witley, Worcester, WR6 6JA
Received 24 Jul 2006Court Cottage Lulsley Knightwick Worcester WR6 5QN
Received 18 Jul 201917 Wilton Road Malvern WR14 3RG
Received 2 Mar 202614 Coverfield Hanley Swan WR8 0EG
Received 17 Feb 2021Land at The Firs Old Road North Kempsey Worcester
Received 15 Aug 2014Blue Ridge Farm,Mamble,Worcestershire,DY14 9JT
Received 24 Feb 2011Little Lambswick Farm House,Eardiston,Worcestershire,WR15 8JT
Received 13 Jun 20137 Upper Chase Road Malvern WR14 2BT
Received 25 Mar 2025Oaklawn 71 Albert Road South Malvern WR14 3AH
Received 19 Apr 2024Willow End Cottage, Blackmore Park Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NN,
Received 23 Aug 2005Records 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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