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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.
22,808 approved · 4,072 refused · 2,082 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Brook Cottage Moseley Road Hallow Worcester WR2 6NJ
Received 12 May 2023Half Acre Upton Road Callow End Worcester WR2 4TY
Received 29 Mar 2023The Hermitage Pickersleigh Road Malvern WR14 2RR
Received 18 Jul 2019Land At (Os 7962 6069) Whitehouse Farm Monkwood Green Hallow
Received 1 Mar 2022168 Newtown Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1PJ
Received 26 Apr 2010The Talbot Hotel,Bromyard Road,Knightwick,Worcestershire,WR6 5PH
Received 5 Aug 201162 Lower Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4BX
Received 17 Sept 2013Lindridge House Lindridge Tenbury Wells WR15 8JQ
Received 23 Feb 2021266 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4HD
Received 28 Jun 2023Morgan Motor Co Ltd Pickersleigh Road Malvern WR14 2LL
Received 29 Sept 2026Ryall Chase, Holly Green, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0PD
Received 27 Sept 201680 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4PA
Received 18 Nov 2013235-237 Worcester Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1AE
Received 18 Dec 2015Holly Cottage, Holywell Road, Malvern, Worcestershire,
Received 14 Jan 2014The Bungalow Hill Farm Dingle Road Leigh Worcestershire WR6 5JX
Received 14 Aug 2023Oast House Cottage Main Road Kempsey Worcester WR5 3PA
Received 17 Feb 200957 Upton Road Powick Worcester WR2 4QX
Received 7 Jul 2022Roughwood, 2 Brook Close, Kempsey, Worcestershire, WR5 3LE
Received 1 Jul 2013Salvation House Ranelagh Road Malvern WR14 1BQ
Received 21 Feb 2018Elim International Centre,De Walden Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4DF
Received 31 Oct 2012Woodhall Farm Wichenford Worcester WR6 6YE
Received 29 Sept 2021Hares Leap (4 The Council Houses),Orleton Lane,Stanford Bridge,Worcestershire,WR6 6ST
Received 5 Feb 2013Stone House , Bockleton, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8PS
Received 3 Apr 2009Sixfields Farm Bromyard Road Cotheridge Worcester WR6 5LX
Received 21 Feb 2011Records 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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