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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.
22,807 approved · 4,072 refused · 2,082 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Dingle End Cotheridge Worcester WR6 5LZ
Received 5 Dec 2018The Retreat Colletts Green Powick Worcester WR2 4RQ
Received 6 Mar 2024The Old Farm House 2 Main Road Kempsey Worcester WR5 3PA
Received 28 Jul 2006The Fold Bransford Worcester WR6 5JB
Received 1 Oct 2024Part Garden Of Scotscraig, 230A West Malvern Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4BD
Received 4 Jul 2005Rame Cabin , Birchwood Road, Suckley, Worcester, WR6 5DT
Received 18 Mar 2005Cedars Farm Broadwas Worcester WR6 5NE
Received 2 Mar 202032 North Malvern Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4LT
Received 19 Dec 20081 Danebury Park Malvern WR14 1QA
Received 7 Jan 2021Berrington Green Cottage Berrington Green Tenbury Wells WR15 8TQ
Received 19 Nov 2021Outpost 35 Wyche Road Malvern WR14 4EF
Received 30 Jan 201858 Meadow Road Malvern WR14 2SD
Received 28 Jan 20203 Leigh Sinton Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1JL
Received 3 Dec 2008Nut Hanger Holywell Road Malvern WR14 4LF
Received 22 Apr 2024Land Adjacent, Lovington Villa , Lovington Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, WR2 6QQ
Received 31 Oct 2008Barsham House, 65 Graham Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2HX
Received 2 Apr 2014Tennis Court 3 at Playing Fields Plovers Rise Kempsey
Received 1 Feb 2016Laburnum Cottage, Suckley Road, Leigh, Worcestershire, WR6 5LE
Received 29 Jan 2016Green Hedges, Claphill Lane, Rushwick, Worcestershire, WR2 5TP
Received 9 Mar 201527 Oakfield Drive Kempsey Worcester WR5 3PP
Received 13 Apr 2021Temeside Cottage, Temeside Way, Powick, Worcestershire, WR2 4QP
Received 18 Aug 2014Shamrock Cottage , Corse Lawn, Gloucester, GL19 4LZ
Received 1 Mar 2005Home Farm Long Green Forthampton Gloucester GL19 4QQ
Received 9 Jun 2026Northcot , Como Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2TH
Received 26 Oct 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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