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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.
22,481 approved · 4,019 refused · 2,050 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Heather View Pensax Common Stockton Worcester WR6 6XL
Received 13 Jul 20159 Christchurch Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3BH
Received 5 Jul 2006Laurel Cottage , 5 Collins Green, Knightwick, Worcester, WR6 5PT
Received 6 Mar 2008The Highways Worcester Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6HR
Received 29 Nov 2010Glebe Farm Bayton
Received 25 Jun 2021High Trees, Berrow, Worcestershire, WR13 6JH
Received 29 Jun 2010The Thatchings Beauchamp Lane Callow End Worcester WR2 4UQ
Received 1 Feb 2023The Long Barn,Upper Bayton Farm,Bayton,Worcestershire,DY14 9NZ
Received 23 Jul 2012Great Malvern Cemetery Madresfield Road Malvern WR14 3RH
Received 25 Sept 2018Baxhill Nursery, 179 Worcester Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1EX
Received 5 Mar 200810 Merebrook Close, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4JW
Received 28 Mar 2008230 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4HD
Received 17 Mar 2020The Lenches Rectory Lane Knightwick Worcester WR6 5QF
Received 8 May 2024Nutcross Pig Unit , Shrawley, Worcester,
Received 9 Jun 2009Cherry Tree Cottage 3 Suffield Bransford Worcester WR6 5JE
Received 9 Sept 2019Pool House Hanley Road Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0PA
Received 13 Feb 2025Standhall Cottage Berrow Malvern WR13 6JN
Received 13 Apr 2018Units 5 To 7 - Leigh Sinton Garden Machinery At Crowcroft House Farm Crowcroft Leigh Sinton Malvern WR13 5ED
Received 20 Jul 2023Merebrook Farm Hanley Swan Worcester WR8 0DX
Received 5 Oct 2023Sinton Court Sinton Green Hallow Worcester WR2 6NP
Received 23 Aug 2024Inchbrook House, 171-173 Worcester Road, Malvern, WR14 1EX
Received 9 May 2017Rosemary Cottage 4 The Hollies Dunley Stourport On Severn DY13 0UA
Received 26 Sept 2019Inchincroft 6 Old Road South Kempsey WR5 3NH
Received 10 Sept 2025New House,Longdon,Worcestershire,GL20 6AR
Received 29 Jul 2010Records 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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