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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.
29,162 approved · 3,184 refused · 2,154 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Sept 1981 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
27 Coombs Road Worcester WR3 7JG
Received 15 Jul 2004J Sainsbury Plc. 27 Lychgate.
Received 16 Jan 199745 The Tything WORCESTER WR1 1JT
Received 12 Jul 201728 Melrose Close, Worcester WR2 5JE
Received 30 Sept 2003The Retreat Battenhall Avenue Worcester WR5 2HW
Received 9 Mar 202017 Lime Avenue, WR4 9TF
Received 8 Jan 200245 Sanctuary Close, WR2 5PY
Received 2 Dec 2013Longwall AFC Ltd, North Works, Bromyard Road, Worcester
Received 4 Mar 1993BRAESIDE, 51, COMER ROAD, WORCESTER WR 2 5HX
Received 24 Sept 1985Tesco Stores Ltd St Peters Drive Worcester WR5 3SW
Received 7 Oct 201924 Arundel Drive WORCESTER WR5 2HU
Received 26 Oct 2005WORCS COUNTY CRICKET CLUB, NEW ROAD, WORCESTER WR 2
Received 4 Nov 19868 Langdale Road Worcester Worcestershire WR1 3AJ
Received 24 Jun 20242nd floor, 10 The Moors
Received 21 Nov 1995AND LAND AT REAR,62,LONDON ROAD
Received 2 Apr 198212, PIERPOINT STREET, WORCESTER WR 1 1TA
Received 16 Jun 198814 Hawkwood Crescent Worcester WR2 6BN
Received 2 Jan 2020Site located between Richards Keep and The White House, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2NL
Received 24 Aug 2018Plot 8, Berkeley Business Park, Wainwright Road, Worcester
Received 20 Sept 2006Site B, Apex Site, Land North of Berkeley Way, Warndon, Worcester
Received 9 Mar 199317 Barbourne Road Worcester WR1 1RS
Received 1 Jun 2000Froude Sports Ground, Droitwich Road
Received 13 Aug 2002WORCESTER ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL, UPPER TYTHING, WORCESTER WR
Received 19 Feb 198547 Whinfield Road, Worcester, WR3 7HF
Received 22 Sept 2015Records 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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