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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.
21,853 approved · 3,919 refused · 1,987 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Original Stores,2 Church Street,Kempsey,Worcestershire,WR5 3JG
Received 10 Aug 2012Former Oil Storage Depot Saxons Lode Uckinghall
Received 31 Jul 2020The Firs Caravan Site,Seedgreen Lane,Astley Burf,Worcestershire,DY13 0RY
Received 17 Apr 2012The Pheasants Newland Malvern WR13 5AX
Received 9 Feb 2012Little Grafton, Bockleton, Worcestershire, WR15 8PT
Received 9 Feb 201625 Wilton Road Malvern WR14 3RG
Received 24 Dec 2025Yew Tree Cottage Baughton Earls Croome Worcester WR8 9DQ
Received 10 Jan 2022Yew Tree Farm, Little Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 4JN
Received 22 Jul 2011House 6, Malvern College, Thirlstane Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3DJ
Received 8 Nov 2010Land off Hospital Lane, Powick
Received 11 Apr 20161 Boxley Cottages , Wichenford, Worcester, WR6 6YB
Received 19 May 2008Barn Near Goodyears Farm Rectory Lane Shrawley
Received 6 Jun 20235 Florence Close, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3NE
Received 10 Jun 2005Land At (Os 7489 5333) Folly Road Alfrick
Received 17 Mar 2025The Old Cottage, Upper Wick Lane, Rushwick, Worcester, WR2 5SU,
Received 3 Aug 2009Wilderness Cottage Stanford Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6JG
Received 7 Apr 2006Ashe Cottage , Stonehall Common, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3QG
Received 20 Aug 2008Vine Cottage Shrawley Worcester WR6 6TD
Received 26 Jul 2019Land at Ockeridge, Wichenford, Worcestershire,
Received 1 Dec 20154 Mews Cottages, 81 Albert Road South, Malvern, WR14 3DX
Received 4 Aug 2011Naunton Farm House Naunton Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0PZ
Received 5 Nov 2024Shoulton House Farm , Shoulton, Hallow, Worcester, WR2 6PX
Received 26 Apr 200579 Beauchamp Road, MALVERN, WR14 1RZ
Received 8 May 2014Old Farm , Eastham, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8PA
Received 9 Sept 2008Records 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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