Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
21,839 approved · 3,914 refused · 1,987 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Junction of A4103 with B4503 North Site, Leigh Sinton Road, Malvern
Received 7 May 2015Malvernbury 61 Abbey Road Malvern
Received 11 Feb 2019Lodge Cottage Kyre Tenbury Wells WR15 8RW
Received 10 Jan 2013Malvern Retail Park, Roman Way, Malvern, Worcestershire, ,
Received 27 Mar 2008Land at 1 & 3 Upper Howsell Road, Malvern, WR14 1TJ
Received 15 Apr 2010Malvern College Sports Hall, 65 Abbey Road, Malvern, WR14 3HN
Received 20 Mar 2013Three Corners 39 Napleton Lane Kempsey Worcester WR5 3PX
Received 3 May 2017Land adjacent to The Nursery Upper Wick Lane Rushwick Worcester WR2 5SN
Received 11 Oct 2016Old Orchard End Welland Road Hanley Swan Worcester WR8 0DA
Received 28 Aug 2020Land At Lower Interfields, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 20 Mar 200848 Wyche Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4EG
Received 25 Apr 2005Crews Court, Suckley, Worcestershire, WR6 5DW
Received 10 Feb 2015Brownscroft Farm,Broadwas,Worcestershire,WR6 5NS
Received 13 Mar 2013Acorn House 3 Beckford Grove Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0TD
Received 7 Dec 202210 Christ Church Road Malvern WR14 3BE
Received 16 May 2018Bush Bank Cottage,Suckley,Worcestershire,WR6 5DR
Received 16 Apr 2012Lloyds TSB Bank PLC,18 High Street,Upton Upon Severn,Worcestershire,WR8 0HB
Received 14 Mar 201326 Cross Street, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8EE
Received 3 Jan 2014Orchard Cottage , Bransford Road, Rushwick, Worcester, WR2 5TA
Received 3 Mar 2009100 Wells Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4PG
Received 28 Apr 2015The Old Coach House School Lane Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0LD
Received 15 Sept 20204 Merick Road, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 1DD
Received 30 Aug 201079A Newtown Road Malvern WR14 1PD
Received 27 Aug 2025School House Crown East Worcester WR2 5TU
Received 13 Feb 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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