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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2,117 approved · 105 refused · 144 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Abbey Park Middle School, Abbey Road, Pershore, Worcestershire
Received 26 Jun 1998Caretaker's Bungalow, Droitwich Spa High School, Briar Mill, Droitwich, Worcs WR9 0AA
Received 5 Nov 2003Hanley Castle High School, Church End, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
Received 12 Oct 199810 Merse Road, B98 9HL
Received 27 Jan 2026Field House Farm Barns,Thicknall Lane,Clent,Stourbridge,DY9 0HL
Received 11 Feb 2014The Meadows First School, Bromsgrove
Received 12 Apr 1999Smiths Metals,The Nathan Business Park,Inkberrow,Worcestershire,WR7 4LN
Received 18 Jan 2011Offmore First School, Wordsworth Crescent, Kidderminster, DY10 3HA
Received 14 Mar 2007Batchley First School, Cherry Walk, Redditch
Received 2 Jan 2002Land adjacent to former Chadwich Lane Quarry, Chadwich Lane, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Received 22 Jun 2018Elmley Castle C. E. First School, Main Street, Elmley Castle, Near Pershore
Received 12 Aug 2002Diglis Syphon, Portland Walk, Worcester. WR1 2NR.
Received 13 Aug 2003A38 / A4104 Junction, Near Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire
Received 28 Sept 2021Franche Middle School, Kidderminster
Received 16 Jan 2001Hill & Moor Landfill Site, Hill and Moor Landfill Site, Piddle Brook Lane, Wyre Piddle, PERSHORE, WR102LW
Received 6 Jul 2023Tenbury High School, Oldwood Road, Tenbury Wells, Worcs
Received 21 Aug 2006Sytchampton Endowed First School, Sytchampton Lane, Sytchampton, Ombersley, DY13 9SX
Received 29 Jan 2020Abbeywood First School,Wood Piece Lane,Redditch,Worcestershire,B98 9LR
Received 25 Jun 2008Castlemorton Primary School, Malvern
Received 25 Sept 2002Birchen Coppice First And Middle School,Woodbury Road,Kidderminster,Worcestershire,DY11 7JJ
Received 26 Aug 2008St. Lawrences C. E. Primary School, Lindridge, Tenbury Wells
Received 27 Jun 2000Waresley Quarry, Hartlebury
Received 3 Nov 2004Sewage Pumping Station Baughton,North Of The A4104,Baughton,Worcestershire
Received 9 Jul 2012Martley C. E. Primary School, Martley, Worcestershire
Received 26 Jun 1998Records 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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