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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.
23,287 approved · 4,159 refused · 2,125 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The Old Rectory 47 Malvern Road Powick Worcester WR2 4RP
Received 19 Nov 2019Owl Cottage, Hanley William, Worcestershire, WR15 8QT
Received 28 Apr 2014Hawthorn Cottage Berrow Malvern WR13 6JJ
Received 10 Dec 2018Woodhall Farm Barns Wichenford
Received 9 Aug 2023Farmers Arms Birts Street Birtsmorton Malvern WR13 6AP
Received 9 Jan 2025The Old Dairy Home Farm Lane Great Witley, Worcester WR6 6JJ
Received 17 Oct 2017Colne House , 65 Main Road, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3NB
Received 16 Apr 2008107 West Malvern Road Malvern WR14 4NG
Received 23 Feb 202113 Packers Hill, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0SG
Received 4 Aug 201414A Hornyold Avenue Malvern WR14 1QJ
Received 31 Mar 2017Vintage And Modern Sales, Backfields Lane, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0JH
Received 13 Jun 2016Land At (Os 7113 6189) Opposite Steps Farm The Village Clifton On Tem
Received 2 Sept 2013Hampton House, Malvern College, 65 Abbey Road, Malvern, WR14 3HN
Received 5 Aug 2005Great Buckmans Farm, Lower Howsell Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1UX
Received 27 Aug 2014Site Known As Malvern Vale Leigh Sinton Road Malvern
Received 12 Sept 202416 Alexandra Road Malvern WR14 1HQ
Received 28 Sept 202134 Cowleigh Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1QD
Received 9 Jul 2013Knightwick Manor Suckley Road Knightwick Worcester WR6 5QE
Received 4 Sept 202310 Brackenhurst Ranelagh Road Malvern WR14 1EL
Received 17 Feb 2021Lower Town Farm,Berrington,Worcestershire,WR15 8TJ
Received 8 Mar 20131 Thorngrove Cottage Sinton Green Hallow Worcester WR2 6NP
Received 2 Nov 2021Morgan Motor Co Ltd, Pickersleigh Road, Malvern, WR14 2LL
Received 27 Oct 201642 The Village,Powick,Worcestershire,WR2 4QT
Received 2 Apr 2012The Old Stables , Suckley, Worcester, WR6 5DF
Received 10 Jan 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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