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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.
21,865 approved · 3,920 refused · 1,989 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Lower Farm Cottages Severn Stoke Worcester WR8 9JA
Received 20 Jul 2017Keepers Cottage, Wichenford, Worcestershire, WR6 6XY
Received 12 Mar 2015Land at North East of Malvern Off Worcester Road (A449) Malvern
Received 19 Nov 2015Fairview,Berrow Green,Martley,Worcestershire,WR6 6PL
Received 18 Jun 2012Land At (Os 8541 3399),Green Street,Bushley,Worcestershire,
Received 22 Feb 2013Instones Stocks Lane Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5DY
Received 21 Jun 2023Hockhams Farm , Martley, Worcester, WR6 6QT
Received 30 Sept 2008Badgers Sett,Morton Green,Welland,Worcestershire,WR13 6LR
Received 25 May 2011Chaddslane Bungalow, Berrow, Worcestershire, WR13 6JN
Received 5 Mar 2014Former Malvern Community Hospital Lansdowne Crescent Malvern
Received 28 Jun 2021The Old Post Office Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9LJ
Received 6 Dec 202229 Colonel Drive Rushwick Worcester WR2 5TW
Received 24 May 2021The Garden Flat Stuart Lodge 273 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4HH
Received 19 Jul 2018The Bungalow , Station Road, Bransford, Worcester, WR6 5JJ
Received 22 Jun 2005Gatley Old Road Clifton Upon Teme Worcester WR6 6DR
Received 16 Jul 2018Trees At (Os 8387 4201) Church End Hanley Castle
Received 18 Apr 2018Baynhall Farm Main Road Kempsey Worcester WR5 3PA
Received 9 Mar 2021Nut Hanger Holywell Road Malvern WR14 4LF
Received 5 Oct 2011Nativity Barn, Castlemorton, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6LT
Received 9 Sept 20095 College Grove, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3HP
Received 18 Dec 2015Cadmore Lodge Berrington Green Tenbury Wells WR15 8TQ
Received 7 Dec 2016Holly Cottage Astley Burf Stourport On Severn DY13 0RY
Received 7 Jun 2023Loxton Farmhouse , Orleton, Stanford Bridge, Worcester, WR6 6SU
Received 30 Jun 2005Clover Bank, Holywell Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4LE
Received 20 Aug 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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