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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.
22,340 approved · 4,005 refused · 2,033 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 17 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Martley Court Worcester Road (neighbouring 8-10 Badger Close) Martley Worcester WR6 6QA
Received 28 Jun 2013Three Counties Equine Hospital Llp Stratford Bridge Ripple Tewkesbury GL20 6HE
Received 2 Oct 2023Broatch Lodge, Woodside Lane, Welland, Worcestershire, WR13 6NG
Received 18 Jun 2010Robins Croft Worcester Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6HR
Received 9 Oct 2019Land off The Lees, Malvern, Worcestershire
Received 26 Oct 2016Lower Haresbrook , Berrington Road, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8EN
Received 20 Jun 2005Bartlam House , Shrawley, Worcester, WR6 6TP
Received 23 Jun 2006Flat 3 83 Graham Road Malvern WR14 2JW
Received 21 Oct 2020The Old House Guarlford Road Malvern WR14 3QU
Received 6 Feb 2011Rose Cottage Newbridge Green Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0QP
Received 7 May 202424 Woodbury Rise Malvern WR14 1QZ
Received 9 Sept 2021Laurel Cottage Worcester Road Earls Croome Worcester WR8 9DA
Received 12 Sept 2014The Homestead, Clevelode Lane, Guarlford, Worcestershire, WR13 6NX
Received 7 Mar 2016Jubilee Court, Holywell Road, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 16 May 200521 Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AY
Received 7 Jan 2008Cedar Lodge Severn Stoke Worcester WR8 9JA
Received 18 Dec 201790 Wells Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4PA
Received 22 May 2009The Paddocks At (Os 8392 4225) Hanley Castle Worcester
Received 1 Nov 2016Hill House Farm Stourport Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6JB
Received 4 Apr 2016Little Arley Birtsmorton Malvern WR13 6AR
Received 2 Oct 2009Home Farm Madresfield Malvern WR13 5AJ
Received 16 Sept 2026Land Adj To The Shielings Astley Burf Stourport On Severn DY13 0RX
Received 7 Apr 2005Kinloss House Laugherne Park Martley Worcester WR6 6RQ
Received 19 Nov 20192 Pewcroft Cottages , Suckley, Worcester, WR6 5DG
Received 23 Jan 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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