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.
16,992 approved · 1,675 refused · 1,648 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Feb 1988 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
SEBRIGHT ARMS, 158 LONDON ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 2EJ
Received 10 Aug 20171 UPPER PARK STREET, WORCESTER, WR5 1EX
Received 22 Aug 20171 Ribston Close, WR2 6EH
Received 4 Sept 2002McDonalds Blackpole Retail Park Blackpole Road Worcester
Received 10 Oct 200610 Cavendish Street, WR5 3DU
Received 27 Apr 200910 Edward Close Worcester WR5 1DE
Received 10 Sept 201990 Kenwood Avenue, WR4 9HD
Received 1 Aug 20104 Stainburn Avenue Worcester WR2 5HQ
Received 11 May 2001SITE OF HOLY TRINITY AND ST MATTHEWS CHURCH, LICHFIELD AVENUE, WORCESTER
Received 11 Jul 20161 Weyburn Close Worcester WR2 4EA
Received 27 Jul 2001Hills Estate Agent, 46 Foregate Street, Worcester WR1 1EE
Received 20 Mar 20132 Lansdowne Crescent, WR3 8JE
Received 25 Aug 2004Unit 3-4 St Peters Drive, WR5 3TA
Received 22 Jun 2009342 Malvern Road, WR2 4NT
Received 6 Jul 2009UNIT 1 - TESCO EXPRESS, BRINDLEY ROAD, WORCESTER, WR4 9FB
Received 27 Nov 2015121 Medway Road Worcester WR5 1NA
Received 24 May 201912 Battenhall Rise Worcester
Received 17 May 20106 Beckett Road Worcester WR3 7NJ
Received 2 Jul 200125 Happy Land West WORCESTER WR2 5DQ
Received 16 May 2024Land at 328 Bath Road, Worcester WR5 3EX
Received 14 Sept 201224, 26, 28 & 30 Albany Terrace, WR1 3DX
Received 29 Nov 2005Site of the Deers Leap Public House, Droitwich Road
Received 8 Aug 201160 Shrubbery Road Worcester WR1 1QR
Received 27 Mar 2021Diabetic Centre, Newtown Road
Received 4 Dec 2001Records 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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