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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.
21,201 approved · 3,806 refused · 1,938 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Orchard Cottage, The Rampings, Longdon, Worcestershire, GL20 6AL
Received 9 Aug 2016Land At (Os 8958 4461) Defford
Received 30 Sept 20086 Churchill Drive Malvern WR14 1DJ
Received 12 Dec 201919A High Street, Upton-Upon-Severn, Worcester, WR8 0HJ
Received 2 Apr 2008Rosewill Stables Hanley Swan Worcester WR8 0EQ
Received 10 Sept 20262 Holyrood House 11 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4RH
Received 29 May 2018Coni Lea Crown East Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6RH
Received 22 Apr 2022St Clairs Farm, Pensax, Abberley, Worcestershire WR6 6AE
Received 18 May 2010Land At (Os 8678 3776),Ferry Lane,Uckinghall,Worcestershire,
Received 21 Jul 2010The White House Newnham Bridge Tenbury Wells WR15 8JE
Received 15 Feb 2023Pool Barn Plowstall Farm Barns Bayton
Received 4 Feb 20105 Court Gardens Kempsey Worcester WR5 3LP
Received 16 Nov 20202A Court Street Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0JT
Received 6 Apr 202112 The Badhams (land adjacent) Longdon Tewkesbury GL20 6AZ
Received 2 Jul 2020Blue Shot Meadow Pound Lane Clifton Upon Teme Worcester WR6 6DE
Received 18 Nov 2025Pigeon House Farm , Eldersfield, Gloucester, GL19 4NW
Received 30 Mar 2010Yew Tree Lodge Drake Street Welland Malvern WR13 6LN
Received 16 Nov 2020Land At (Os 7728 4752) 23 Nursery Road Malvern WR14 1QY
Received 3 Aug 2017Land At (Os 8092 5729) Frenchlands Lane Lower Broadheath
Received 29 May 2025Sand Martins, Church Lane, Severn Stoke, Worcestershire, WR8 9JQ
Received 23 Jan 2014Haylings 9 Millers Green Abberley WR6 6NY
Received 26 Aug 2020Worcester Lodge Worcester Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6JT
Received 25 Apr 2022The Hop Store, Monksfield Lane, Newland, Worcestershire, WR13 5BB
Received 15 Nov 2013Stockend Farm Station Road Bransford Worcester WR6 5JH
Received 3 Sept 2010Records 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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