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.
22,005 approved · 2,361 refused · 2,093 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HOSTEL HOUSE 5 COLLEGE GREEN WORCESTER
Received 16 Jul 201823 SEVERN TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3EH
Received 31 Jan 2018ST RICHARDS HOSPICE, WILDWOOD DRIVE, WORCESTER, WR5 2QT
Received 13 Dec 201763 Waterworks Road Worcester WR1 3EY
Received 24 Nov 202337 ALBANY TERRACE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DY
Received 14 Jan 2016Warren Bank Barn Manor Farm Malvern Road WORCESTER WR2 4BS
Received 26 Jun 2024HOLLY TREES, 15A MARTLEY ROAD, WORCESTER, WR2 6HG
Received 9 Mar 20182 Sabrina Terrace Worcester Worcestershire WR1 3JD
Received 23 Mar 2023Atchison Topeka Ltd, Plot 6, Wainwright Road, Worcester WR4 9FA
Received 5 Feb 19976 Sansome Walk, Worcester
Received 12 Aug 2002100 Cavendish Street Worcester WR5 3DX
Received 21 Apr 199322 Sansome Place, Worcester
Received 7 Feb 2006Citation House 39 Foregate Street Worcester WR1 1DJ
Received 20 Jul 202315 Washington Street Worcester WR1 1NL
Received 25 Feb 202146 Astwood Road Worcester WR3 8EZ
Received 1 Jun 2005Land adjoining Duck Brook, St Peter the Great
Received 7 Mar 1997Units F23-28 Friary Walk, Crowngate
Received 18 May 19958 Penrith Close, WR4 9HZ
Received 15 Dec 199851 Belmont Street Worcester WR3 8NW
Received 31 Jul 2006The Guildroom, Wells Road
Received 21 Jul 1995Land to rear of 152 Northwick Road, Worcester WR3 7EG
Received 2 Feb 201727 Mersey Road, WR5 1LR
Received 24 Nov 2008Crown Green Court St Marys Street Worcester WR1 1HA
Received 16 Oct 2024Save Service Station, 48-52 Ombersley Road
Received 5 Jul 2002Records 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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