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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.
21,519 approved · 3,860 refused · 1,953 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
204-208 Pickersleigh Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2QX
Received 7 Jan 2009Newtown Farm,Romers Common,Bockleton,Worcestershire,WR15 8PU
Received 4 May 20116 Lower Wilton Road Malvern WR14 3RJ
Received 29 Jul 2014University Of Worcester Lakeside Campus Top Barn Business Centre Worcester Road Holt Heath Worcester WR6 6NH
Received 13 Mar 202432 Lower Ferry Lane Callow End Worcester WR2 4UH
Received 23 May 202220 Old Malvern Road, Powick, Worcestershire WR2 4RJ
Received 14 Apr 20112 Hipplecote Cottages , Hipplecote, Martley, Worcester, WR6 6PW
Received 2 Sept 2008Walk Farm Castlemorton Malvern WR13 6BN
Received 14 Apr 2009The Manor House, The Village, Clifton Upon Teme, Worcestershire, WR6 6EN
Received 23 Jul 2015Land At (OS 819 422) Gilberts End,Hanley Castle,Worcestershire,
Received 24 Oct 2012Ladywell , Hanley Swan, Worcester, WR8 0DN
Received 19 Jan 2006The Mercers, Beauchamp Lane, Callow End, Worcestershire, WR2 4UG
Received 16 Sept 2013Land On The Corner , Backfields, Upton-Upon-Severn, Worcester,
Received 4 Jan 200818 Hawkwood Close Malvern WR14 1QU
Received 12 Feb 201344 Spring Lane, Malvern, WR14 1AJ
Received 18 Jan 2010Old School Cottage, Bayton, Worcestershire, DY14 9LW
Received 18 Jun 2010Church House Shelsley Beauchamp Worcester WR6 6RA
Received 5 Dec 2017Hillworth Farm, Yardbridge, Longdon, Worcestershire, GL20 6AX
Received 23 Jun 201636 The Village, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6BN
Received 20 Mar 2009The Kop 5 Brookend Lane Kempsey Worcester WR5 3LA
Received 24 Aug 2017Homestead Halfkey Road Malvern WR14 1UL
Received 21 Feb 2020Tundridge Stud, Suckley, Worcestershire, WR6 5DR
Received 1 Dec 2014The Cider House,Fetterlocks Lane,Martley,WR6 6QS
Received 30 Jul 2010Knoll House, Martley Road, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, WR2 6QG
Received 28 Mar 2014Records 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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