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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 · 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2,117 approved · 105 refused · 144 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Blakebrook School,Bewdley Road,Kidderminster,Worcestershire,DY11 6RL
Received 28 Apr 2008Clifton Quarry,Clifton Arles Wood,Severn Stoke,Worcester,WR8 9JE
Received 5 Apr 2023Unit H, Sheriff Street Trading Estate, Worcester
Received 27 Sept 2002George Bayliss Road, Berryhill, Droitwich
Received 31 Dec 1981Worcester Southern Link Road, A4440 Temeside Way, Worcester
Received 18 Feb 2021Double Gates Farm, Upton Snodsbury, Worcester, WR7 4NR
Received 25 Dec 2023Pendock Environmental,Eldersfield,GL19 4PR
Received 25 Mar 2014Romsley,St Kenelms CE First School, Bromsgrove Road, Romsley, Nr Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 0LF
Received 5 Apr 2004Worcester Youth Centre,Spring Gardens,Worcester,Worcestershire,WR1 2AE
Received 11 Apr 2012Wolverley Sebright First School,Franche Road,Wolverley,Kidderminster,Worcestershire,DY11 5TP
Received 18 Jun 2010St James CE Primary School, 189 West Malvern Road, West Malvern, WR14 4BB
Received 7 Oct 2004Land at Springhill Nursery, off A44 near Vale Green Energy, Springhill Nursery, Near Fladbury, Pershore
Received 5 Apr 2019North Bromsgrove High School, School Drive, Stratford Road, Bromsgrove
Received 16 Oct 2000Millfields First School, Swift Close, Bromsgrove
Received 28 Dec 2000Claines C. E. Primary School, School Bank, Claines, Worcester
Received 23 Jul 2002Long Marston Works, Long Marston Road, Long Marston, near Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 8AQ
Received 21 Aug 2020Land at Bow Farm, Bow Lane, Ripple, Worcestershire
Received 15 Oct 2024Crossgate Road, Park Farm Industrial Estate, Redditch, Worcs.
Received 14 Jul 2003Land At (os 8661 3915),Tewkesbury Road,Upton Upon Severn,Worcestershire
Received 14 Mar 2006Blakebrook School,Bewdley Road,Kidderminster,Worcestershire,DY11 6RL
Received 6 Dec 2007Church Lench Sewage Treatment Works,Off Atch Lench Road, Church Lane, Church Lench,Worcester WR7 4LU
Received 22 Mar 2004Dynamic Construction,Grove House Yard,Tewkesbury Road,Upton Upon Severn,Worcestershire,WR8 0PW
Received 3 Jul 2014Pershore Resource Centre, Three Springs Day Centre, Abbots Grange, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR101HD
Received 7 Feb 2024St Thomas More Rc First School,Woodrow Centre,Redditch,Worcestershire,B98 7RY
Received 13 Aug 2007Records 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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