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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.
22,909 approved · 4,093 refused · 2,092 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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The Chase,Castlemorton,Worcestershire,WR13 6LU
Received 30 Apr 2013Sutton Court Sutton Tenbury Wells WR15 8RJ
Received 4 Jul 2011The Cottage Kerswell Green Worcester WR5 3PF
Received 20 Apr 2026Nimrod Works, Betony Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1GH
Received 22 Apr 2016Marlpitts Wood, Clifton Upon Teme, Worcestershire
Received 26 Sept 2016Land At (Os 7984 3987) Drake Street Welland
Received 24 May 2016The Coach House, Lingens Farm, Barbers Lane, Martley, Worcestershire, WR6 6QD
Received 8 Sept 201019 Assarts Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 4HW
Received 3 Jun 2013The Old Stable Red Deer Farm Dunstall Earls Croome Worcester WR8 9DF
Received 11 Nov 2025Lower Old Hill, Astley, Worcestershire, DY13 0RR
Received 19 Apr 201630 Cowleigh Road Malvern WR14 1QD
Received 27 Apr 2018Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb Shelsley Walsh Worcester WR6 6RP
Received 15 Mar 201848 Kinnersley, Severn Stoke, Worcester, WR8 9JR
Received 22 Aug 20065 Pickersleigh Road Malvern WR14 2RP
Received 27 Nov 2019Hatherton Lodge Avenue Road Malvern WR14 3AG
Received 21 Feb 2013Yew Tree Farm,Hanley Swan,Worcestershire,WR8 0DN
Received 9 Aug 201027 Jasmine Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4XD
Received 28 Apr 2008Land At (Os 7499 5981) Berrow Green Road Martley
Received 5 May 2026Holt Heath Garage, Holt Heath, Worcester, WR6 6NA
Received 24 May 200429 Kings End Road,Powick,Worcestershire,WR2 4RB
Received 15 May 2012Kings End House 39 Kings End Road Powick Worcester WR2 4RE
Received 17 Mar 2026Elm Tree Cottage,Bransford Road,Rushwick,Worcestershire,WR2 5TB
Received 28 Jan 2010236 Worcester Road Malvern WR14 1AW
Received 16 Oct 2019Cedar Lodge 45 Graham Road Malvern WR14 2HU
Received 16 Feb 2026Records 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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