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Planning application documents: what to read first
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England · Local authority
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Malvern Hills District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Malvern Hills website
34,128 approved · 5,989 refused · 3,052 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jul 1977 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 2 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Site Adjacent Fairfield Worcester Road Hanley Swan Worcester WR8 0EA
Received 16 Dec 20032 Holyrood House 11 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4RH
Received 29 May 2018Land at Old Bransford Road Rushwick Worcester
Received 11 Aug 2014Office 1 At The Threshing Barn,Homme Castle Barns,Shelsley Walsh,Worcestershire,WR6 6RR
Received 21 May 20122 Abberley View, Holt Heath, Worcestershire, WR6 6BB
Received 9 Jul 2010Hill End Farm Longdon Hill End Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0RN
Received 7 Nov 2023Parkstone , Worcester Road, Newland, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 5AY
Received 21 Nov 20012 Court Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3BL
Received 22 Nov 2005Laugherne Bank Martley Road Lower Broadheath Worcester WR2 6RG
Received 27 Jun 2017110 Newtown Road Malvern WR14 1PF
Received 10 Apr 2019Cedar View Laugherne Park Martley Worcester WR6 6RQ
Received 15 Aug 2016St Catherines Farm,(Formerley Malvern View),Stonehall Common,Kemspey,Worcestershire,WR5 3QQ
Received 19 Aug 2010The Knapp And Papermill Nature Reserve,Bridges Stone,Alfrick,Worcestershire,WR6 5HR
Received 25 Mar 2011Ladywell , Hanley Swan, Worcester, WR8 0DN
Received 19 Jan 200610 Eaton Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4PE
Received 27 Aug 2003Cotford Hotel,51 Graham Road,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2HU
Received 25 Nov 2010Barn A At (Os 8081 5729) Sunbrae Frenchlands Lane Lower Broadheath
Received 11 Mar 2021Willow End Farm Blackmore Park Road Welland Malvern WR13 6NN
Received 9 Dec 1996Train Bungalow,Larford Farm,Astley,Worcestershire,DY13 0SQ
Received 12 May 2011Fir Tree Cottage , Shrawley, Worcester, WR6 6TP
Received 3 Feb 2005Sherrards Green Farm , Madresfield Road, Sherrards Green, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 5AS
Received 11 Sept 2002Sewage Plant , Clows Top Road, Bayton, Kidderminster, Worcestershire,
Received 8 Aug 1996Brookend Farm Abberley Worcester WR6 6BU
Received 21 Jul 20144 Crown Close, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, WR2 6RB
Received 22 Dec 2000Records 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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