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.
19,330 approved · 1,963 refused · 1,880 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Feb 1988 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Langstone Neweys Hill, WR3 7DZ
Received 8 Nov 2010Pavement opposite 1-5 London Road, Wychelm Close
Received 30 Jun 201116 Kennet Green Worcester WR5 1JQ
Received 24 Feb 202358 Bromwich Road Worcester WR2 4AL
Received 30 Oct 200790 Comer Road, WR2 5HY
Received 30 Jul 2002Land adjacent & to the rear of 11-17 St. John's, WR2 5AE
Received 14 Feb 2006St Wulstans Athelstan Road Worcester WR5 2BW
Received 6 Aug 202639 SHRUBBERY AVENUE, WORCESTER, WR1 1QP
Received 29 Apr 20166 AND 6A BARBOURNE TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3JS
Received 2 Oct 2017Worcester Cathedral, College Yard
Received 4 Jun 1998226 & 230 Malvern Road
Received 15 Nov 2004103 SPETCHLEY ROAD, WORCESTER, WR5 2LS
Received 13 Mar 20184 Lundy Row Worcester WR5 3UD
Received 20 May 2010Various properties in Lime Avenue, Thorn Avenue and Oak Avenue, Worcester
Received 1 Mar 2013207 Hylton Road Worcester WR2 5LA
Received 28 Jul 199924 BOLTON AVENUE, WORCESTER, WR4 0ST
Received 3 Feb 201626 Ombersley Road, WR3 7ET
Received 8 Feb 2010First And Second Floor Offices 4-5 College Street Worcester WR1 2LU
Received 17 Jul 2026ONEILLS, 6 - 8 ST NICHOLAS STREET, WORCESTER, WR1 1UW
Received 14 Oct 2018291 Bath Road Worcester WR5 3AT
Received 22 Nov 1999126 Battenhall Road Worcester WR5 2BT
Received 16 Jun 2000Land to rear of 38 Larkhill
Received 14 Sept 200726 Britannia Square
Received 14 Aug 2006105 Windermere Drive, WR4 9JF
Received 10 Jul 2003Records 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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