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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.
23,160 approved · 4,142 refused · 2,117 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Holloways At, Lower Court Farm, Church Lane, Suckley, Worcestershire, WR6 5DE
Received 9 Nov 2016Highbrae Mamble Road Clows Top Kidderminster DY14 9HX
Received 13 Mar 20263 Lime Grove, Welland, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6LY
Received 8 Aug 2006Old Forge, Bridgend, Eldersfield, GL19 3PL
Received 6 Dec 201350 Hornyold Road Malvern WR14 1QH
Received 4 Jun 202518 Lower Wilton Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3RJ
Received 28 May 2015Black Pear Barn, Stockton, Worcestershire, WR6 6UT
Received 7 Dec 2015Barn Adj Sabrina, Astley Burf, Worcestershire, DY13 0RX
Received 6 Jul 2015Greycroft, The Village, Abberley, Worcestershire, WR6 6BN
Received 16 Aug 2013Rushwick Primary School Upper Wick Lane Rushwick Worcester WR2 5SU
Received 1 Feb 2016The Council House,Avenue Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 3AF
Received 26 Apr 2013Fern Cottage Church End Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0BL
Received 18 Jan 202444-46 Moorlands Road Malvern WR14 2UA
Received 15 Mar 2022Mulberry House 229 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4HF
Received 9 Sept 2013Allbrook Lower Interfields Malvern WR14 1UU
Received 20 Nov 2017Grove Farm , Druggers End, Castlemorton, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6JD
Received 21 Jan 200924 Jacomb Road, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, WR2 6QW
Received 7 Apr 2014Holly Bank Ryall Road Holly Green Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0PG
Received 21 Oct 2020Barn at The Farthings, Castlemorton, Worcestershire, WR13 6JB
Received 17 Jul 2015Unit 5 129 Barnards Green Road Malvern WR14 3LT
Received 21 Dec 2018Tibberton House 16 Tibberton Road Malvern
Received 23 Jun 2026Alfrick Village Hall Clay Green Alfrick
Received 18 Jan 201315 Highfield Close, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1SH
Received 13 Sept 2004Cider Mill Barn, Hollybush, Worcestershire HR8 1ET
Received 17 Mar 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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