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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.
21,164 approved · 3,806 refused · 1,938 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Chase Technology College Geraldine Road Malvern WR14 3NZ
Received 30 Sept 2008Oaklands Deblins Green Callow End Worcester WR2 4UE
Received 8 Feb 2008Upper Bank Peachley Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QR
Received 17 May 2023Horton Lodge,Hanley Swan,Worcestershire,WR8 0DN
Received 15 Mar 201216 Westminster Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4ES
Received 27 Mar 2008Northington Farm, Farm Lane, Holt Heath, Worcestershire WR6 6NQ
Received 4 Jun 2010St Just, 169 Worcester Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1EU
Received 10 Oct 2016The Barn Structons Heath Farm Structons Heath Great Witley Worcester WR6 6JA
Received 28 Jun 2021St Mary Magdalene Church, Croome D'Abitot, Severn Stoke, Worcestershire,
Received 4 Feb 2014The Old Barn, Hillside, Martley, Worcester, WR6 6QN,
Received 17 Mar 2009Blackmore House, Blackmore Park, Hanley Swan, Worcestershire, WR8 0EF
Received 30 Apr 2015The Hermitage Pickersleigh Road Malvern WR14 2RR
Received 17 Jun 201914 Hanley Road Malvern WR14 4PQ
Received 21 Feb 2023Willowmar, 186 Upper Welland Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4LA
Received 23 Feb 2006Land adjoining Rose Cottage, Bush Lane, Callow End, Worcester
Received 17 Dec 2015Fairview Berrow Green Martley Worcester WR6 6PL
Received 16 Aug 202149 Greenhill Close, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8BG
Received 13 Aug 2008Alma Cottage, Pendock, Worcestershire, GL19 3PG
Received 27 Oct 2014Microbial Developments Ltd, Spring Lane North, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1BU
Received 10 Feb 20162 Orchard Close, Hallow, WORCESTER, WR2 6LA
Received 6 May 2014West Winds , The Common, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6AY
Received 30 Mar 2010Site Of Former Zourka Church Lane Broadwas
Received 5 Feb 2021Woodbridge Farm,Rectory Lane,Guarlford,Worcestershire,WR13 6NT
Received 21 May 2012Baynhall Farm Main Road Kempsey Worcester WR5 3PA
Received 28 Jul 2025Records 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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