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.
27,260 approved · 2,927 refused · 2,130 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Jan 1984 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 College Precincts Worcester WR1 2LG
Received 26 Sept 201363 Diglis Lane Worcester WR5 3DQ
Received 13 Feb 2021UNIT A1 A2, BLACKPOLE EAST, BLACKPOLE ROAD, WORCESTER, WR3 8SG
Received 7 Feb 2018158 Northwick Road, Worcester WR3 7EG
Received 16 Jun 200337, ST WULSTANS CRESCENT, WORCESTER WR5 1DQ
Received 11 Jun 1986Kings Head, 67 Sidbury, WR1 2HU
Received 10 Mar 200837 Beech Avenue Worcester WR3 8PY
Received 25 Oct 2022Unit 96C 96D Blackpole Trading Estate West WORCESTER WR3 8TJ
Received 30 Aug 198420 Martley Road
Received 20 Jul 2001WORCESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY SITE, CASTLE STREET, WORCESTER WR
Received 14 Oct 19865 King Stephens Mount, WR2 5PL
Received 28 Jul 201110 Happy Land North Worcester WR2 5DH
Received 8 Jul 199312 Lobelia Close
Received 18 Oct 2006Whittington Road Service Station, Whittington Road, WORCESTER, WR5 2JY
Received 23 Jun 201716 NORTHFIELD STREET, WORCESTER, WR1 1NS
Received 13 Apr 201729 MARSH AVENUE, WORCESTER, WR4 0HJ
Received 6 Apr 201712 Bevere Drive, Worcester WR3 7QE
Received 25 Aug 2009Roundabout No. 23 Wainwright Road/Brindley Road Worcester
Received 8 Mar 2011Bridge House, Trinity Passage, WR1 2PQ
Received 24 Oct 2008Transport Services Ltd, Chequers Lane
Received 8 Mar 1993103 Bath Road WORCESTER WR5 3AF
Received 14 May 20043 Aldersey Road Worcester WR5 3BG
Received 8 Jan 199919 Shrubbery Avenue, WR1 1QN
Received 1 Nov 200972-74, HIGH STREET, WORCESTER
Received 10 Mar 1988Records 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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