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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.
21,402 approved · 3,839 refused · 1,949 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Carriage Court Lower Howsell Road Malvern WR14 1UX
Received 13 Nov 2012Kerswell Green Farm, Kerswell Green, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3PF,
Received 5 Mar 2008The Woodlands, Longdon, Worcestershire, GL20 6AN
Received 20 Jul 2015Land at (OS 8664 5112) Broomhall Norton
Received 7 Nov 201775 Lower Howsell Road Malvern WR14 1DN
Received 27 Sept 2021Brookfield Shoulton Lane Hallow Worcester WR2 6PU
Received 22 Dec 2023Caravan At Bentley Farm Holt Heath
Received 21 Aug 20201, The Square, Bayton, Worcestershire, DY14 9LN
Received 25 Oct 2016110 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1SS
Received 13 Apr 2022Land on the south side of Malvern Road, Powick
Received 10 Sept 2015Hurst House, Leigh, Worcester, WR6 5LE
Received 27 Apr 20101 Penny Close, Guarlford, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NU
Received 8 Nov 2005Oakmere, Oakmere Park, Hanley Swan, Worcestershire, WR8 0DZ
Received 17 Aug 2015The Smithy Sankyns Green Little Witley Worcester WR6 6LQ
Received 25 May 2018Springfield Cottage Corse Lawn Gloucester GL19 4LU
Received 14 Oct 202520 Russell Drive Malvern WR14 2LE
Received 5 Oct 2020Cedar Lodge Severn Stoke Worcester WR8 9JA
Received 22 Dec 201521 Churchill Drive,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1DJ
Received 27 May 2010The Smithy Martley Worcester WR6 6QA
Received 18 Jul 2014Land at Martley Road, Lower Broadheath
Received 15 Oct 2014164 Worcester Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,
Received 5 Jun 2013Hockhams Cottage Hockhams Lane Martley Worcester WR6 6QR
Received 16 Oct 202569 Cowleigh Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1QL
Received 8 Mar 2016land at Malvern Retail Park Townsend Way Malvern WR14 1PZ
Received 2 Apr 2013Records 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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