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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23,477 approved · 4,184 refused · 2,146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
26 Old Wyche Road Malvern WR14 4EP
Received 18 May 2021Flat 7 Grosvenor House 127 Church Street Malvern WR14 2BA
Received 16 Aug 2012Thorn Farm , Harpley, Clifton-on-Teme, Worcester, ,
Received 23 Jun 20097 Pinnacle Way Malvern WR14 1FX
Received 4 Dec 2020North Site Phase 7, Leigh Sinton Road, Malvern
Received 13 Mar 2013Land At (Os 8117 4250), Welland Road, Hanley Swan
Received 12 Jul 201069 Berrington Road Tenbury Wells WR15 8EL
Received 7 Oct 201934 Peachley Gardens Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6QS
Received 20 Feb 20133 Laburnum Walk Malvern WR14 1HD
Received 7 Dec 2020The Leys , Stoke Bliss, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8QJ
Received 8 Feb 2006Land Os 8553 4953 Brook Side Kempsey
Received 13 Oct 2016Mythe Bridge House Ledbury Road Tewkesbury GL20 6AA
Received 18 Feb 2020Upper Howsen Farm Howsen Cotheridge Worcester WR6 5LR
Received 6 Jan 2025Five Oaks, Kings Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4HL
Received 28 Sept 2015Astley Burf Outdoor Education Centre,Weather Lane,Astley Burf,Worcestershire,DY13 0SD
Received 9 Jul 2012Stable Block Adjacent to "Viewfields" Como Road Malvern WR14 2TH
Received 9 Jan 2012Gullers End Farm Longdon TEWKESBURY GL20 6AW
Received 8 Dec 2025Wheatfield Court Upton Road Callow End Worcester WR2 4TZ
Received 17 Apr 2026Coldenhale , Eastham, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8NS
Received 15 Jan 2008Land At (Os 5935 6791) Berrington House Berrington Gardens Tenbury Wells
Received 26 Oct 2020Green Fields,Bromyard Road,Cotheridge,Worcestershire,WR6 5LN
Received 29 Mar 20129 Avon Close, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2SX
Received 27 Jul 2004Land off Malvern Road, Leigh Sinton, Worcestershire, WR13 5DZ
Received 25 Jan 2016Plowstall Farm Bayton Kidderminster DY14 9LY
Received 24 Jun 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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