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.
19,522 approved · 1,993 refused · 1,895 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Knightsbridge Park, Unit 3 Wainwright Road Worcester WR4 9FA
Received 16 Jan 202324 Albany Terrace, WR1 3DX
Received 14 Jul 200479-80 High Street Worcester WR1 2ET
Received 17 Jun 202632 MIDDLES AVENUE, WORCESTER, WR4 0HE
Received 3 Mar 201821 Cornmeadow Lane Worcester
Received 15 Mar 2001Springfield, Britannia Square
Received 4 Jun 2003110 Battenhall Road Worcester WR5 2BT
Received 23 Mar 202128 Dorothy Crescent, Worcester WR3 7DD
Received 14 May 2015224 Astwood Road, Worcester WR3 8HA
Received 12 May 200923 Powderham Avenue, WR4 0DN
Received 18 Apr 2005Middle Battenhall Cottage, 1 Upper Battenhall Road, WR7 4RU
Received 2 Nov 201174 Bromyard Road Worcester WR2 5DA
Received 16 Jan 2020Ladbrokes, 27 The Cross, WR1 3PZ
Received 12 Jan 1998PLOT BETWEEN 16 -18 ROWLEY HILL STREET, WORCESTER, WR2 5LN
Received 7 Mar 2018Diglis Basin, Diglis Dock Road
Received 5 Apr 2006Nursery Cottage, 66 Bilford Road, WR3 8PU
Received 1 Jul 200815b Blackpole East, Blackpole Road, Worcester
Received 12 Sept 201447 Sapphire Crescent Worcester WR2 5PT
Received 20 Mar 20191 & 5 Solitaire Avenue
Received 24 Aug 2001St Mary's Convent School, Battenhall Road
Received 28 Jun 200117 New Street WORCESTER WR1 2DP
Received 7 Feb 202250 Sanctuary Close Worcester WR2 5PY
Received 24 Feb 19991 PINKUS CLOSE, WORCESTER WR4 0DJ
Received 26 Jun 2018Land at 19 Diglis Lane, Worcester WR5 3DQ
Received 10 May 2006Records 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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