Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 Worcester City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
21,630 approved · 2,313 refused · 2,068 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Feb 1988 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9 Whitehorse Close Worcester WR2 4EB
Received 5 Sept 2024Belmont Lodge, Belmont Street
Received 23 Aug 19998 Stephenson Terrace Worcester WR1 3EA
Received 21 Oct 2024Worcester Cathedral, College Green
Received 19 Jan 2001156 Bilford Road, Worcester WR3 8PH
Received 19 Jun 2015145 Battenhall Road Worcester WR5 2BU
Received 16 May 2005Phoenix House, 122 Bromyard Road, WR2 5DJ
Received 7 Jul 2006Rear of 38 Lark Hill Worcester
Received 3 Nov 2017WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL, CHARLES HASTINGS WAY, WORCESTER, WR5 1DD
Received 5 Mar 20189 Cecilia Avenue Worcester WR2 6EN
Received 4 May 199597 Foley Road Worcester WR2 4ND
Received 26 Jan 2026Unit 19, Lowesmoor Redevelopment Scheme, Silver Street
Received 18 Apr 200810 Corn Market Worcester WR1 2DR
Received 5 Oct 2011Lidl Uk Gmbh Newtown Road Worcester WR5 1HG
Received 14 Feb 20128 Woodbine Road
Received 27 Feb 2002Fort Royal Primary School, Wylds Lane
Received 5 Nov 2007COMER ROAD CAR SALES, COMER ROAD, WORCESTER, WR2 5HS
Received 28 Jul 201782 Oldbury Road, WR2 6AR
Received 3 Oct 2005The Hop Warehouse 35 Southfield Street Worcester
Received 25 Sept 200930 Albany Terrace, WR1 3DX
Received 5 Nov 2009129 Ransom Avenue Worcester WR5 3AW
Received 2 Mar 1995The Berwick, 250 Bath Road
Received 15 Aug 2013Roundabout No. 11, A4440/Broomhall Way/St Peters Drive/, Norton Road/Crookbarrow Way
Received 16 Apr 2010Lindisfarne House 4 Barbourne Terrace Worcester WR1 3JS
Received 20 Jun 2025Records 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 Worcester City 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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