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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.
21,859 approved · 3,920 refused · 1,988 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Harmony House, 111 Lower Howsell Road, Malvern, WR14 1DN
Received 27 Mar 2017Oldfields Farm,Frith Common,Eardiston,Worcestershire,WR15 8JX
Received 15 Oct 2012196 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1AG
Received 8 Aug 2019Cob House Farm Wichenford, Worcester WR6 6YD
Received 2 Jan 2018Properties The Vicarage 2 North Malvern Road And Holy Trinity Church Worcester Road Malvern
Received 12 Sept 2025Woodhall Farm Wichenford Worcester WR6 6YE
Received 21 Sept 2015Lower Horsham Farm Horsham Martley Worcester WR6 6PN
Received 27 Jan 20126 Lyttleton Square,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1NP
Received 30 Nov 201166 Church Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1NH
Received 20 Jan 2012Clarence Park 415 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1PP
Received 16 Jan 2020The Lodge Little Witley Worcester WR6 6LL
Received 24 Jun 2019Sixfields Farm, Bromyard Road, Cotheridge, Worcestershire, WR6 5LX
Received 8 May 2014Sinton Meadow, Stocks Lane, Leigh Sinton, Malvern, WR13 5DY
Received 18 Mar 2016Albion Cottage,Smith End Green,Leigh Sinton,Worcestershire,WR13 5DG
Received 6 Aug 20123 Oakall Cottages,Sinton Green,Hallow,Worcestershire,WR2 6NT
Received 22 Oct 20101 Vicarage Close Hallow Worcester WR2 6PA
Received 14 Sept 2018Falcons Rest 16 Victoria Road Malvern
Received 5 Jun 201858 Christine Avenue Rushwick Worcester WR2 5SP
Received 22 Aug 202531 Cowleigh Bank, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1QP
Received 9 Jun 201515 Lodge Drive Malvern WR14 4LS
Received 9 Jan 2023The Garden House Suckley Worcester WR6 5ED
Received 17 Sept 2025Yew Tree Cottage Bushley Green Bushley Tewkesbury GL20 6JB
Received 16 Nov 2020Scotts Lane, Astley Burf, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, ,
Received 24 Nov 2005Rose Cottage , Bayton, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY14 9LZ
Received 3 Nov 2009Records 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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