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 · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Worcestershire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,117 approved · 105 refused · 144 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Aug 1980 to 15 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Bredon Hill Middle School,Elmley Road,Ashton Under Hill,Evesham,WR11 7SW
Received 9 Jan 2008Howbury House, Pickersleigh Avenue, Malvern, Worcs
Received 3 Mar 2005Wolverley Quarry, Court Farm, Wolverley
Received 21 Jan 1987Gorse Green Lane, Belbroughton
Received 2 Jul 1987The Perryfields Centre,Midland Road,Worcester,WR5 1DS
Received 30 Aug 2011The Kingfisher School,Clifton Close,Redditch,Worcestershire,B98 0HF
Received 8 Jul 2008Land Adj Chadwich Lane, Belbroughton, Bromsgrove
Received 15 Jul 2005Ryall House Farm, Ryall, Upton on Severn
Received 2 Mar 1997Old Birmingham Road, Nr Lydgate Ash, Bromsgrove
Received 28 Jun 1991County Museum Hartlebury Castle, Nr Kidderminster
Received 11 Mar 2005Proposal for replacement boundary fence and gates
Received 16 Nov 2007Bromsgrove Sewage Treatment Work,Aston Road,Bromsgrove,Worcestershire
Received 3 Mar 2014Stourbridge Road Sewage Pumping Station,Bromgrove,Worcestershire,B61 0BJ
Received 24 Aug 2009Finstall Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 2EL
Received 13 Feb 2018The Riddings, Bricklehampton, PERSHORE, WR103HQ
Received 11 May 2017Upper Hill Farm Buildings, Brockamin, Leigh
Received 18 Sept 2000Alvechurch C Of E Middle School,Tanyard Lane,Alvechurch,Birmingham,Worcestershire,B48 7LN
Received 20 Feb 2007Stourport High School, Minster Road, Stourport-on-Severn
Received 15 Mar 2006Cherry Orchard Primary School, Worcester
Received 10 Oct 2001Sutton Park First School, Kidderminster
Received 1 Mar 1999Spring Hill Farm,Salters Lane,Lower Moor,Fladbury,Worcestershire,WR10 2PE
Received 7 Mar 2011Court Farm, Hindlip, WORCESTER, Worcestershire, WR38SS
Received 8 Feb 2023Sedgeberrow C Of E First School,Main Street,Sedgeberrow,WR11 7UE
Received 27 Aug 2010Lower Moor Sewage Treatment Works, Bridge Street, Lower Moor, Pershore, WR10 2PL
Received 2 Feb 2024Records 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 Worcestershire County 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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