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.
27,477 approved · 2,964 refused · 2,136 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Nov 1983 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Russell House Sheltered Accomodation, St Clements Close, WR2 5DY
Received 14 Nov 200634 Sidbury Worcester WR1 2HZ
Received 2 Mar 2026Whiteladies, Royal Grammar School, Upper Tything, Worcester
Received 13 Mar 1984ELGAR RETAIL PARK, BLACKPOLE ROAD, WORCESTER
Received 20 Apr 198863 Blenheim Road Worcester
Received 17 May 2011Former NALGO Sports Ground Battenhall Road Worcester WR5 2BJ
Received 22 Apr 2021BERWICK ARMS, 250, BATH ROAD, WORCESTER WR 5 3ER
Received 20 May 198680 Kilbury Drive, WR5 2NG
Received 1 Aug 2001Lowesmoor
Received 28 Mar 2012McDonald's Restaurant Blackpole Road Worcester
Received 24 Apr 2013UNIT 5, THREE SPRINGS TRADING ESTATE, VINCENT ROAD, WORCESTER
Received 28 Jan 19868 Loves Grove, WR1 3BU
Received 3 Jun 200410 St Michaels Road, WR3 7PD
Received 5 Oct 20052, ASTWOOD ROAD, WORCESTER WR 3 8ET
Received 16 Jun 1988OLD NORTHWICK FARMHOUSE, 22 OLD NORTHWICK LANE, WORCESTER, WR3 7NB
Received 22 Aug 2017174A London Road Worcester WR5 2EJ
Received 14 Jul 199320 BRITANNIA SQUARE, WORCESTER, WR1 3DG
Received 29 May 2018106 Windermere Drive, WR4 9JO
Received 29 Sept 2009Mount Battenhall Battenhall Avenue WORCESTER WR5 2JF
Received 30 Jun 20203 The Cross Worcester WR1 3PZ
Received 27 Mar 202037 Diglis Road WORCESTER WR5 3BW
Received 19 Dec 2014Land at former Ronkswood Hospital, Newtown Road
Received 15 Sept 2010101 Bransford Road Worcester WR2 4ET
Received 28 Mar 2022Assembly Rooms, Shaw Street
Received 8 May 1997Records 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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