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.
27,186 approved · 2,916 refused · 2,130 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Northwick Grange, Old Northwick Lane, WR3 7NB
Received 18 Jan 201044 Mortlake Avenue, WR5 1QB
Received 4 Dec 2000RNIB New College, Whittington Road, Worcester WR5 2JX
Received 4 Mar 1997144 Astwood Road Worcester WR3 8EZ
Received 12 Feb 2024Land at corner of Eastbank Drive and Northwick Road Worcester
Received 1 Mar 2015Hylton of Worcester, 113 Hylton Road
Received 19 Dec 19963 LOWESMOOR WHARF, LOWESMOOR, WORCESTER, WR1 2RS
Received 13 Jun 20162 Chase End Close, WR5 2BY
Received 26 Jul 201011 TORONTO CLOSE, WORCESTER WR2 4DD
Received 5 Jun 1984113 Lansdowne Road, WR3 8JJ
Received 21 May 20102 Diglis Road
Received 21 Aug 2006Unit 1, St Andrews House, Queen Street., WR1 2PL
Received 19 Aug 1998Former Faithfull Overalls Site, Eastbank Drive
Received 16 Mar 201111 St Dunstans Close, WR5 2AJ
Received 25 Jun 2010Land adjoining 14 Barneshall Avenue
Received 5 Nov 20021A Vine Street Worcester WR3 7DY
Received 29 Mar 200165 Shrubbery Avenue WORCESTER WR1 1QP
Received 20 Oct 2021Land adjacent to 1 Newport Street
Received 31 Jul 199621 CECIL ROAD, WORCESTER WR5 1AX
Received 20 Nov 2017197 Wylds Lane Worcester WR5 1EL
Received 25 Apr 20227, SEVERN STREET, WORCESTER WR1 2ND
Received 27 Nov 198420 Beckett Road Worcester WR3 7NH
Received 3 Aug 1994GREAT WESTERN BUSINESS PARK, MCKENZIE WAY, WORCESTER
Received 8 Nov 20161 Lambourne Crescent Worcester WR2 6ER
Received 30 Apr 2026Records 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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