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.
16,586 approved · 1,629 refused · 1,599 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Feb 1988 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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The Mayflower Grenville Road Worcester
Received 13 Aug 2012UNIT 3A, ST MARTINS QUARTER, SILVER STREET, WORCESTER, WR1 2DA
Received 20 May 2016Telecommunication Masts Tolladine Road Worcester
Received 28 Feb 201921 The Cross Worcester WR1 3PZ
Received 31 Oct 20077 Bevere Close Worcester WR3 7QH
Received 29 May 2019The Old School House Severn Street Worcester WR1 2ND
Received 11 Feb 201948 Lark Hill, WR5 2EQ
Received 29 Jul 200921 Britannia Square, Worcester, WR1 3DH
Received 1 Feb 2015St Martins Quarter Silver Street Worcester WR1 2DA
Received 17 Mar 2016Cleeve House, Malvern Road, Worcester WR2 4YX
Received 23 Aug 2012Blackpole East, Unit 16a Blackpole Road Worcester WR3 8SG
Received 21 Apr 2026174 Ombersley Road Worcester WR3 7HA
Received 13 Sept 2021117 Battenhall Road, WR5 2BU
Received 3 May 2006Mount Battenhall Battenhall Avenue Worcester WR5 2HP
Received 19 Nov 201916 Park View Terrace Worcester WR3 7AG
Received 18 May 202637-39 Battenhall Road, Worcester WR5 2BQ
Received 10 Apr 2023LANGDALE DRIVE, WORCESTER
Received 7 Jan 201657 Broad Street, WR1 3LY
Received 23 May 200555 Church Road, Worcester
Received 14 May 2014The Shirehall, Foregate Street, WR1 1EQ
Received 24 Nov 2009Knightsbridge Park Wainwright Road Worcester WR4 9FA
Received 3 Jul 202520 Birchfield Close Worcester WR3 8LQ
Received 24 Apr 2025105 High Street, Worcester WR1 2HW
Received 12 Sept 2011Amber Gate City Walls Road Worcester WR1 2AH
Received 18 Nov 2024Records 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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Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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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