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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2,117 approved · 105 refused · 144 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land to the rear (south and east) of Liberty Aluminium Foundry, Stourport Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 7QE
Received 22 Dec 2021Croome Farm, Croome D'Abitot, Severn Stoke, WORCESTER, WR89DW
Received 1 Oct 2020Clent Parochial First School, Holy Cross, Clent, Bromsgrove
Received 4 Apr 2000Hanley Castle High School,Church End,Hanley Castle,Worcester,Worcestershire,WR8 0BL
Received 5 Mar 2007Croome Farm, Croome D'Abitot, Severn Stoke, WORCESTER, WR89DW
Received 3 Aug 2021Penny Hill Quarry, Pudford Lane, Martley
Received 5 Jun 1981Bredons Hardwick Pumping Station, Bredon Hardwick
Received 21 Jul 2004Franche Community Primary School,Chestnut Grove,Kidderminster,Worcestershire,DY11 5QB
Received 9 Dec 2013Ripple East , Bow Lane , Ripple , Worcestershire, GL20 6EY
Received 9 Feb 2026Spring Hill Farm,Salters Lane,Lower Moor,Fladbury,Worcestershire,WR10 2PE
Received 16 Jan 2013The Chantry high School, Martley, Worcs
Received 25 Aug 2005Waseley Hills High School,School Road,Rubery,Birmingham,Worcestershire,B45 9EL
Received 30 Sept 2010Gellesters Farm & Croft Farm, Bredons Hardwick
Received 13 Jun 1984Wychbold First School,School Road,Wychbold,Worcestershire,WR9 7PU
Received 20 Dec 2012Fish Hill Quarry, Fish Hill, Broadway
Received 26 Mar 1996The Grove Junior School,Pickersleigh Grove,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 2LU
Received 11 Jul 2008Monsieurs Hall Farm, Bromsgrove (West M5)
Received 29 Apr 1985Long Marston Works, Long Marston Road, Long Marston, near Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 8AQ
Received 23 Nov 2020Nunnery Wood High School, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2LT
Received 29 Jan 2004Great Malvern Station, Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire
Received 5 May 2006Grove Farm Tip, Radford, Worcestershire
Received 3 Feb 1987A38 / A4104 Junction, Near Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire
Received 19 Jul 2021Land adjacent to St Marys Ringway (A456) and Churchfields/Blackwell Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Received 4 May 2018Dodderhill Court Farm, Crutch Lane, Droitwich
Received 22 Jun 1992Records 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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