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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.
21,252 approved · 3,809 refused · 1,943 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 The Village Clifton Upon Teme Worcester WR6 6DH
Received 14 Aug 2019Great Malvern Cemetery Madresfield Road Malvern WR14 3RH
Received 19 Mar 2018Dingle Cottage,Eastham,Worcestershire,WR15 8PB
Received 2 Nov 2012Madresfield Court Madresfield Malvern WR13 5AU
Received 9 Jan 2012Westkerke Pensax Stockton Worcester WR6 6XJ
Received 4 Sept 201216 Alexandra Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1HQ
Received 8 Nov 2016The Hyde,Stoke Bliss,Worcestershire,WR15 8RS
Received 26 Oct 2011The Montrose Hotel, 23 Graham Road, Malvern, WR14 2HU
Received 24 Mar 201711 St Marys Close,Kempsey,Worcestershire,WR5 3JX
Received 30 Mar 201229 Hayes Bank Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3JY
Received 21 May 20141 Suckley Road,Leigh,Worcestershire,WR6 5LE
Received 4 Apr 2011Retaining wall at the southern end of Thorngrove Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3BX
Received 18 Jan 2016The Firs Old Road North Kempsey Worcester WR5 3JZ
Received 10 Nov 2016The Brambles Hollywell Lane Clows Top Kidderminster DY14 9NR
Received 30 Jan 2025Oakfield House, 75 Main Road, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3NB
Received 18 Apr 2016Hazeldene, 12 Victoria Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2TE
Received 26 Jul 201310 Richmond Road Malvern WR14 1NE
Received 24 Mar 202622 Queens Drive Malvern WR14 4RE
Received 6 May 2020Gablet Napleton Lane Kempsey Worcester WR5 3PX
Received 1 Apr 202634 Oakfield Close, Kempsey, Worcestershire WR5 3PS
Received 21 Jan 2010Parsonage Farm,Rochford,Worcestershire,WR15 8SP
Received 15 May 2012Mayall Farm,Watery Lane,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4JX
Received 16 Jan 2012Unit 8 Roman Way Malvern WR14 1PZ
Received 14 Jan 2011Madresfield C Of E Primary School 40 Madresfield Village Madresfield, Malvern WR13 5AA
Received 29 Jan 2018Records 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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