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.
17,757 approved · 1,770 refused · 1,752 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
SOUTHWICK LODGE, OLD ROAD, WORCESTER, WR2 4BU
Received 22 Dec 201618-20 Silver Street, WR1 2DA
Received 10 Sept 2013Worcester Garden Centre Droitwich Road Worcester WR3 7SW
Received 17 Oct 2022University Of Worcester Henwick Grove Worcester
Received 22 Sept 2004Land at 9 Lechmere Crescent, Worcester
Received 13 Apr 2012The Cricketers, 6 Angel Street, Worcester WR1 3QT
Received 10 Nov 2006166 HALLOW ROAD, WORCESTER, WR2 6DJ
Received 17 Feb 201693 Park Avenue, Worcester WR3 7AQ
Received 14 Jun 20132 Shrubbery Avenue, WR1 1QN
Received 16 May 201138 INFIRMARY WALK, WORCESTER, WR1 3AZ
Received 13 Jul 201841 BRITANNIA SQUARE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DN
Received 23 Mar 20163 Hawkley Row Worcester WR4 0JZ
Received 20 Aug 2020205 Henwick Road, WR2 5PG
Received 21 May 201359 - 60 HIGH STREET, WORCESTER, WR1 2QA
Received 24 May 201726A Calgary Drive Worcester WR2 4DS
Received 3 Jun 200318 Westview Close, Worcester WR2 5HG
Received 22 Aug 201350 London Road, WR5 2DL
Received 22 Jun 20146A Prospect Place Worcester WR5 2AD
Received 27 Jun 202087 London Road Worcester WR5 2DZ
Received 20 Feb 2023111 Bransford Road, Worcester, WR2 4ET
Received 11 Jun 2015THE DRAGON INN, 51 THE TYTHING, WORCESTER, WR1 1JT
Received 6 Dec 2015Great Western Business Park, Land off McKenzie Way, Tolladine Rd, Worcester, WR4 9
Received 14 Oct 20146 Perrywood Walk, WR5 1EH
Received 25 Nov 20094 Broad Street WORCESTER WR1 3ND
Received 4 Apr 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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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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