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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.
21,970 approved · 3,943 refused · 1,997 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Woodland Rise Little Witley Worcester WR6 6LL
Received 11 Mar 20196 Brownes Way Hallow Worcester WR2 6LE
Received 4 Jan 2021Pigeon House Farm Dingle Road Leigh WR6 5JX
Received 8 Jun 2018Homelea, 38 Malvern Road, Powick, Worcestershire, WR2 4RU
Received 18 Jul 2013The Coach House, 3 Church Street, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3JQ
Received 11 Sept 2013Commonwood Farm,Knighton On Teme,Worcestershire,WR15 8NA
Received 11 Jan 2013Bank Farm , Burnthorne Lane, Dunley, Stourport-on-severn, Worcestershire, DY13 0TR
Received 17 Jul 2008Ivy House Hanley Swan Worcester WR8 0DR
Received 11 May 2017Albion Lodge , Hanley Swan, Worcester, WR8 0DN
Received 28 Nov 2005Birtsmorton Court,Birtsmorton,Worcestershire,WR13 6JS
Received 9 Nov 2011Needwood , Salt Box Lane, Oldwood, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8TD
Received 28 Apr 2009168 Newtown Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1PJ
Received 25 Nov 2010Maple House Gilberts End Lane Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0BX
Received 19 Nov 2024Laurel Bungalow , Menith Wood, Worcester, WR6 6UB
Received 24 Jan 2008Cobwalls Uckinghall Tewkesbury GL20 6ES
Received 26 Sept 2019Westgate,Green Street,Kempsey,Worcestershire,WR5 3QB
Received 14 Jun 2012Land At (Os 7802 4494) Thirlstane Road Malvern
Received 6 Aug 2021Lower House Farm Shelsley Beauchamp Worcester WR6 6RE
Received 22 Feb 2012The White Cottage 260 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4HD
Received 17 Jul 2023The Vines, Baughton, Earls Croome
Received 19 Apr 2017Land At, Moorlands Road, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 12 Dec 2013Old Orchard Bungalow Old Orchard Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0SH
Received 19 Jun 2018Thoulds Church Road Castlemorton Malvern WR13 6BH
Received 27 Aug 2019Court Farm Deblins Green Callow End Worcester WR2 4UE
Received 23 Oct 2025Records 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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