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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.
21,180 approved · 3,806 refused · 1,938 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At (Os 7697 5311) Leigh
Received 26 Mar 2024Link Orchard Cottage,Dumbleton Lane,Eardiston,Worcestershire,WR15 8JR
Received 10 Nov 2011Wordley Farm Dunley Stourport On Severn DY13 0UT
Received 12 Apr 202386 Albert Road South Malvern WR14 3DX
Received 24 Feb 2026The Hermitage, 9 Kings End Road, Powick, Worcestershire, WR2 4RA
Received 6 Sept 2016Court Farm Deblins Green Callow End Worcester WR2 4UE
Received 21 May 2015Walcroft Farm ,Shelsley Beauchamp,Worcestershire,WR6 6RJ
Received 2 Mar 2012Claphill Farm Claphill Lane Rushwick Worcester WR2 5TP
Received 7 Jun 2006Spring Valley Farm Orleton Stanford Bridge
Received 2 Sept 2025Laylocks Cottage Broadheath Common Lower Broadheath, Worcester WR2 6RL
Received 22 Jun 2018Crowcroft Lodge Crowcroft Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5ED
Received 19 Dec 2022Lyndhurst Gloucester Road Welland Malvern WR13 6LD
Received 12 May 2020The Oaks Berrow Malvern WR13 6AE
Received 12 May 2020Roadfield Cottage , Ockeridge Lane, Holt Heath, Worcester, WR6 6LY
Received 1 Dec 2005Mythe Bridge House Ledbury Road Tewkesbury GL20 6AA
Received 1 Nov 202498 Graham Road, Malvern, WR14 2HX
Received 6 Sept 2009Orchard Farm Worcester Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6HU
Received 4 Oct 2019Land At (Os 7499 5981) Berrow Green Road Martley
Received 19 Dec 2024Land At (Os 7652 5331) Leigh
Received 22 Feb 2012Sequoia,Lawnside,Albert Road South,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3AH
Received 2 Aug 2010Former Treasurers Site, Albert Road North, Malvern
Received 3 Jul 2012Hanley Castle High School Church End Hanley Castle Worcestershire WR8 0BL
Received 18 Jan 2023Abberley House 56 Worcester Road Malvern
Received 26 Mar 20126 Sayers Avenue Malvern WR14 1PR
Received 31 May 2017Records 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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