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.
19,897 approved · 2,038 refused · 1,925 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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CASTLE HOUSE, 61 THE TYTHING, WORCESTER
Received 30 Nov 2016University Of Worcester Henwick Grove Worcester
Received 9 Apr 200120 Bevere Close, Worcester WR3 7QH
Received 7 Jan 2005The Wilderness Hallow Road Worcester WR2 6BU
Received 8 May 201937-71 Dent Close, WR5 1AJ
Received 11 Mar 201095 London Road Worcester WR5 2DZ
Received 8 Feb 202212 Chase End Close, Worcester WR5 2BY
Received 28 Oct 2024Severn Lodge, 1 Stephenson Terrace, WR1 3EA
Received 5 Apr 201333 High Street, WR1 2QL
Received 18 Jun 201059 Teme Road, WR4 9AW
Received 4 Aug 2003Poplar Cottage, Spetchley Road, Swinesherd
Received 20 Mar 199814 Laurel Road Worcester WR4 9RT
Received 17 Sept 2020132 Northwick Road, WR3 7EE
Received 12 Dec 2012Unit 8 Great Western Business Park
Received 8 Apr 201014 Ashdown Close WORCESTER WR2 4NP
Received 7 Mar 2022THE HIVE, SAWMILL WALK, THE BUTTS, WORCESTER, WR1 3PD
Received 14 Apr 2016Land at Dugdale Drive
Received 29 Jan 2010Riverside School, Thorneloe Road, WR1 3HZ
Received 30 Mar 200982 Broadway Grove
Received 14 Mar 201475 Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2LR
Received 24 Oct 2014Building rear of 37 Lowesmoor Worcester WR1 2RS
Received 19 Mar 2024Warner Village Cinema, 49-55 Friar Street, WR1 2NA
Received 11 Jun 2003Former Booker & Gulf PFS Sites, Tybridge Street
Received 24 Dec 19994 Bevere Drive, Worcester WR3 7QE
Received 20 Aug 2015Records 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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