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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.
23,477 approved · 4,184 refused · 2,146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Orchardside , Main Road, Hallow, Worcester, WR2 6PW
Received 17 May 200456 Howsell Road Malvern WR14 1TH
Received 13 Dec 2022Huntsman Inn , Green Street, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3QB
Received 2 Jun 20091 Rose Cottages , Picken End, Hanley Swan, Worcester, WR8 0DQ
Received 28 Jan 2005Biddles Orchard,Church End,Bushley,Worcestershire,GL20 6HT
Received 5 Sept 2012Crundle End Barn,Crundle End Lane,Stockton,Worcestershire,WR6 6UZ
Received 29 Aug 2012Rose And Crown Inn, Shrawley, Worcestershire, WR6 6TD
Received 19 Feb 2015Peachley Court Farm Peachley Lane Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QR
Received 24 Feb 20099 Bannut Hill, Kempsey, Worcestershire WR5 3NG
Received 28 May 2010Land Adjoining 60 Old Wyche Road Malvern
Received 25 Nov 2019Strensham Motorway Service Area M5 Northbound Strensham Worcester WR8 0BZ
Received 30 Jan 2020Marlbank Inn Marlbank Road Welland Malvern WR13 6NA
Received 19 Apr 2024Swan Inn, Worcester Road, Newland, Malvern, WR13 5AY
Received 30 Jan 20172 Carlton Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1HH
Received 22 Nov 201182 Albert Road South, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3DX
Received 7 Mar 2016AALPS College Midlands The Rhydd Hanley Castle Worcester WR8 0AD
Received 24 Apr 2015Orchard Cottage, 143 Snead Common, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6AF
Received 5 Dec 2005Cleeve Court , Old Road North, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JZ
Received 24 Feb 20093 Pickersleigh Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2RP
Received 28 Jan 2016Portland House 129 Church Street Malvern WR14 2BA
Received 29 Oct 2018Former Treasurers Site, 64 Albert Road North, Malvern, WR14 2TL
Received 11 Jan 2013Ribston House,Bank Road,Little Witley,Worcestershire,WR6 6LS
Received 28 Oct 2010The Holdings Holdings Lane Kempsey Worcester WR5 3FP
Received 31 Oct 2019Westward House Welland Road Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0SJ
Received 15 May 2018Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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