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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.
21,158 approved · 3,806 refused · 1,938 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
12 Market Square, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8BL
Received 24 Nov 2008The Old Cider Mill Bastonford Powick WR2 4SL
Received 11 May 20208 Malvern View, WICHENFORD, WR6 6YY
Received 2 Apr 2010Kenswick Manor Lodge, Kenswick, Lower Broadheath, Worcester WR2 6QX
Received 3 Mar 2010White House Pensax Common Stockton Worcester WR6 6XL
Received 12 Sept 2018Grassendale House , 3 Victoria Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2TD
Received 25 Apr 2006Kingswood Farm,Kingswood,Stanford Bridge,Worcestershire,WR6 6SB
Received 30 Oct 2012Land At (Os 8202 5595 West Of Worcester) Martley Road Lower Broadheath
Received 9 Aug 2023Roseanne Cottage Laugherne Park Martley Worcester WR6 6RQ
Received 12 Aug 2016Acorn Cottage Martley Road Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QG
Received 1 Nov 2023Common Farm Kempsey Common Kempsey, Worcester WR5 3QE
Received 28 Jun 2017Riverlands Farm, Teme Lane, Leigh, Worcestershire WR6 5JY
Received 29 Mar 2010The Firs Wichenford Worcester WR6 6YB
Received 4 Aug 2011Treetops Bungalow, Hillside, Martley, Worcester, WR6 6QW,
Received 30 Mar 200612 Belle Vue Terrace Malvern WR14 4PZ
Received 19 Jan 2015Lower Bank Cottage Martley Worcester WR6 6PA
Received 23 Jul 2012Holly Cottage, Broadwas, Worcestershire, WR6 5NE
Received 7 Oct 2010Oldbury Farm Oldbury Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6RQ
Received 19 Mar 2021Vista Verdi , Wyre Brook Orchard, Newnham Bridge, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8JD
Received 3 Feb 2006Elsewhere Upper Claywood,Menith Wood,Worcestershire,WR6 6UB
Received 13 Aug 2010Lavender Cottage School Lane Ripple, Tewkesbury GL20 6EU
Received 14 Mar 201814 Lime Tree Avenue, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4XE
Received 29 Dec 2005Land off Mistletoe Row Oldwood Road Tenbury Wells
Received 27 Mar 20152 Haylers End, Hanley Swan, Worcester, WR8 0ED
Received 23 Jun 2009Records 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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