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.
18,762 approved · 1,898 refused · 1,839 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Feb 1988 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
73 LONDON ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 2DU
Received 4 May 2017Lowesmoor Wharf Lowesmoor Worcester
Received 25 Aug 202022 Reindeer Court Mealcheapen Street Worcester WR1 2DS
Received 17 May 2023Richardson House, 21-24 New Street (first floor offices)
Received 8 Nov 200718 TRURO GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR5 1RY
Received 17 Sept 20151 Vicar Street, WR3 8EU
Received 16 Dec 201010 Grassington Drive Worcester WR4 0BE
Received 25 Jun 200722 Essex Close Worcester WR2 5RW
Received 4 May 20002 CHATLEY VILLAS, DROITWICH ROAD, WORCESTER, WR3 7SW
Received 17 Nov 2017148 Astwood Road Worcester WR3 8EZ
Received 6 Oct 202230 Claverham Close, WR2 4NB
Received 30 Jan 201229 Foregate Street Worcester WR1 1DS
Received 2 Nov 20127 Barbourne Road, WR1 1RS
Received 1 Apr 200913 Redfern Avenue
Received 19 Aug 1999Ye Olde Talbot, Friar Street, Worcester WR1 2NA
Received 16 Sept 20032 Farley Street, WR2 6JD
Received 2 Jul 2003240 Hylton Road Worcester WR2 5LA
Received 28 Sept 2022Nimrod House Park View Terrace Worcester WR3 7AG
Received 11 Aug 2020Land adjacent to 103 Randwick Drive, WR4 9LR
Received 6 Oct 20141 POWICK MILLS, OLD ROAD, WORCESTER, WR2 4BU
Received 15 Jul 201844 Turnpike Close, WR2 6AB
Received 15 Sept 200321 Kirkstone Drive, WR1 3DU
Received 26 Mar 2008Cheltenham & Gloucester Plc, 24 Mealcheapen Street, WR1 2DE
Received 6 Dec 201264 Broad Street Worcester WR1 3LY
Received 16 Oct 2007Records 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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