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.
20,710 approved · 2,166 refused · 1,989 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at south Worcester (Bounded by, A4440, Norton Road, Broomhall, M5, A38, and River Severn
Received 25 Aug 2016Co-op Welcome, Lichfield Avenue, WR5 1NP
Received 30 Jan 2002Hydro Automotive Structures UK Ltd, Woodside Point, Williamson Road, Worcester WR5 1SG
Received 4 Oct 20041 Woodgreen Cottage
Received 19 Sept 2006Blackpole Retail Park Blackpole Road Worcester WR3 8PQ
Received 18 Feb 2016168 Bromyard Road
Received 23 Mar 199958 Barbourne Road
Received 3 Sept 200710 Rainbow Hill Terrace, Worcester WR3 8NG
Received 20 Apr 1998Former Youth Centre, Chedworth Drive, Worcester, WR4 9PB
Received 24 Sept 2013Archdale 73 Club, Windermere Drive, Worcester, WR4 9HY
Received 29 Jun 2015Corner of Moat House Lane & Hindlip Lane, WR3 8TP
Received 16 Oct 20082 Amery Close Worcester WR5 2HL
Received 30 Jul 202525 Devon Road, WR5 1QQ
Received 20 Nov 2001Royal Worcester, Severn Street/King Street, Worcester
Received 15 Jan 199733 Teme Road Worcester WR4 9AW
Received 25 May 2023The Property Centre 292 Tolladine Road WORCESTER WR4 9BA
Received 8 Apr 2016Oaklands Nursing Home,Battenhall Road
Received 8 Nov 19956 Ostler Drive, WR2 6AF
Received 13 May 20104 - 22 (evens) & 15-25 (odds) St. Catherines Vale, WR5 1EN
Received 15 Oct 201365 ASTWOOD ROAD, WORCESTER, WR3 8EP
Received 10 May 2016Woodside, Larkhill Road
Received 18 Dec 2008Former Homebase, Bath Road, Worcester, WR5 3HW
Received 1 Jul 201524 (and 25) St Georges Square Worcester WR1 1HX
Received 26 Feb 201917 Midland Road Worcester WR5 1DS
Received 23 Feb 2023Records 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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