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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.
22,339 approved · 4,003 refused · 2,033 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Lion Hotel And Restaurant, 1 The Village, Clifton On Teme, Worcestershire, WR6 6DH
Received 10 May 2010Fieldhead,Astley,Worcestershire,DY13 0RW
Received 15 May 2013Branksome Bransford Road Rushwick Worcestershire WR2 5TD
Received 10 Jul 2023Priors Croft Grange Road Malvern WR14 3EY
Received 8 May 20152 Sankyns Green Little Witley Worcester WR6 6LQ
Received 16 Nov 20154 Kinnersley, Severn Stoke, Worcester, WR8 9JR
Received 17 Nov 2008Audley Ellerslie Site Ellerslie Drive Malvern
Received 30 Jul 202514 Madresfield Village Madresfield Malvern WR13 5AF
Received 28 Sept 2023The Stalls,Bushley Green,Bushley,Worcestershire,GL20 6AG
Received 30 Nov 2009Old Oak Barn Sinton Green Hallow Worcester WR2 6NP
Received 23 Nov 2020The Old Cider House, Castlemorton, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6DA,
Received 29 Jan 2008The Coach House Martley Worcester WR6 6QB
Received 13 May 2021Thickthorn Cobblers Corner Broadwas Worcester WR6 5NP
Received 30 Jul 202410 Clarence Road Malvern WR14 3EH
Received 7 Sept 20268 The Lees, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3HT
Received 25 Jul 201445 Hornyold Road Malvern WR14 1QH
Received 4 Jan 2008Elm Hurst Farm Witley Road Holt Heath Worcester WR6 6LX
Received 15 Jan 2025Land At (Os 8067 5729) Frenchlands Lane Lower Broadheath
Received 13 Mar 2025St Peters Peugeot,Bath Road,Broomhall,Worcestershire,WR5 3HR
Received 22 Aug 20112 Madge Hill Severn Stoke Worcester WR8 9JN
Received 2 Jun 202516 Mulberry Drive Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0ET
Received 18 Oct 2018Land At (Os 85914818), Bestmans Lane, Kempsey, Worcestershire
Received 14 Dec 2010Land At (OS 7974 6558), Rectory Lane, Shrawley, Worcester, ,
Received 26 Jun 2008Old Rectory Barn Holt Heath Worcester WR6 6NG
Received 12 Dec 2005Records 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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