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.
21,264 approved · 2,253 refused · 2,036 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Feb 1988 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pavement outside 75 Lowesmoor, Worcester WR1 2RS
Received 19 Oct 201048 Lark Hill, WR5 2EQ
Received 14 Nov 20003 Six Acres Croft, WR4 0LQ
Received 25 Feb 2004Lea And Perrins 3 Midland Road Worcester WR5 1DS
Received 11 Oct 20249 - 11 COPENHAGEN STREET, WORCESTER, WR1 2HB
Received 3 Nov 201623 DOROTHY CRESCENT, WORCESTER, WR3 7DD
Received 9 Dec 2015Perrywood Coppice, adjacent 2 Silverdale Avenue
Received 4 Nov 1994226 BILFORD ROAD, WORCESTER, WR3 8HW
Received 24 May 2017Blessed Edward Oldcorne College, Timberdine Avenue, Worcester WR5 2XD
Received 16 Jul 2009Cherry Orchard Primary School, Timberdine Close, WR5 2DD
Received 11 Dec 2006Brook Cottage, 1 New Bank Street, WR3 8AN
Received 14 Jan 201424 Southdown Road Worcester WR3 8HX
Received 11 Sept 2002Former WRI, Castle Street, WR1 3AS
Received 23 Jun 20107 Loves Grove, WR1 3BU
Received 18 Jun 201021 The Cross
Received 14 Aug 200711 Thetford Avenue, Berkeley Heywood, Worcester, WR4 0RB
Received 11 Jun 201531 Chacewater Crescent Worcester WR3 7AN
Received 19 Aug 2024Land adj Nunnery Park Nunnery Way Worcester,
Received 12 Feb 202065 Lowesmoor Worcester WR1 2RS
Received 16 May 2019PERDISWELL LEISURE CENTRE, BILFORD ROAD, WORCESTER, WR3 8DX
Received 29 Apr 20168 LASLETT STREET, WORCESTER, WR3 8JS
Received 2 Jul 2018Apex 6, Bridgwater Road, Worcester
Received 14 Jul 20008 Croome Road, Worcester WR2 4PL
Received 30 Apr 199957 TIMBERDINE AVENUE, WORCESTER, WR5 2BG
Received 6 Oct 2018Records 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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