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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.
21,630 approved · 3,876 refused · 1,959 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Barn Cottage Birts Street Birtsmorton Malvern WR13 6AP
Received 19 Jun 2024Riverholme, Holt Heath, Worcestershire, WR6 6TA
Received 29 Sept 2014The Dairy Worcester Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6HR
Received 2 Apr 2008159 Upper Welland Road Malvern WR14 4LB
Received 15 Feb 2017The Green Stanford Bridge Worcester WR6 6SA
Received 10 Mar 2014Land At (Os 6325 6956) Knighton On Teme
Received 26 Nov 20247 The Limes Kempsey Worcester WR5 3LG
Received 29 Aug 2024Land Adjoining 117 And 119 Meadow Road Malvern
Received 26 Jun 2006Land At (os 7812 2471) Cockshot Road Malvern
Received 5 Feb 2020Newtown Cottage, Romers Common, Bockleton, Worcestershire, WR15 8PU
Received 11 Dec 2014Bradfords Farm,Castlemorton,Worcestershire,WR13 6DA
Received 31 Aug 201256 Albert Road North, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2TL
Received 28 Mar 2014Madresfield Court Madresfield Malvern WR13 5AU
Received 1 Feb 2012Marsh Court Bridgend Eldersfield Gloucester GL19 4PN
Received 21 May 20205 Crown Close, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, WR2 6RB
Received 20 Jul 2005Land At (Os 8594 4112) Holly Green Upton Upon Severn
Received 7 Jun 2023Tyrol House Holywell Road Malvern WR14 4LF
Received 3 Jul 2023Bromleys Barn Pool House Barns Studd Lane Abberley Worcester WR6 6AU
Received 2 Apr 2020Christmas Cottage 48 Kinnersley Severn Stoke Worcester WR8 9JR
Received 4 Mar 2022Land At (Os 7586 5574), Stoney Ley, Broadwas, Worcestershire,
Received 18 Jun 20153 Christ Church Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3BH
Received 28 Nov 2016Hayley Cottage,Green Street ,Lulsley,Knightwick,Worcestershire,WR6 5QR
Received 4 Aug 2011Old Farm Barn, Eastham, Worcestershire, WR15 8PA
Received 21 Sept 2015Texaco Petrol Service Station 216 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1AG
Received 15 Mar 2011Records 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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