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.
28,397 approved · 3,085 refused · 2,140 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Sept 1982 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Ronkswood Hospital, Darwin Avenue, WR5 1SP
Received 13 Dec 20111 Bunns Road Worcester WR5 3AS
Received 4 Sept 2000The Moors Playing Fields Stephenson Road Worcester
Received 16 Apr 2014UNIT 7, SHERRIFF STREET INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SHERRIFF STREET, WORCESTER WR4 9AB
Received 3 Jul 198423 Blanquettes Avenue
Received 10 Apr 2007New filling shed (Vinegar Warehouse) Lowesmoor Worcester
Received 3 May 2006BT Shop, 20 High Street
Received 10 Oct 1997Guildhall High Street Worcester WR1 2EY
Received 24 May 200461 COMER GARDENS, WORCESTER, WR2 6JG
Received 23 Feb 2017Worcester Royal Infirmary (former site) Castle Street
Received 16 Apr 2009SOUTH HAYES NURSING HOME,LONDON ROAD
Received 12 Aug 1986SITE 6, HYLTON ROAD TRADING ESTATE, HYLTON ROAD, WORCESTER W
Received 28 Apr 1988Nunnery Wood High School, Spetchley Road, WR5 2LT
Received 30 Aug 201216 Goodwood Avenue WORCESTER WR5 2HR
Received 17 Jan 202426 Mortlake Avenue, WR5 1QD
Received 30 Jul 201316 Queenswood Drive
Received 10 May 1995180 Bilford Road, WR3 8PH
Received 19 Mar 2009Worcester Golf And Country Club Bransford Road Worcester WR2 4EZ
Received 15 Nov 20165 Marigold Close
Received 18 May 1994The Perdiswell, Droitwich Road, Worcester WR3 7JU
Received 13 Dec 20136 Hardy Court, WR3 8AT
Received 9 Nov 20068 Chamberlain Road Worcester WR2 4PR
Received 24 Jul 200769 Penhill Crescent Worcester WR2 5PU
Received 14 Sept 1993Rear of 99 Sidbury
Received 10 Jan 2008Records 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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