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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2,117 approved · 105 refused · 144 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Unit 5,Spring Lane South,Great Malvern,Malvern,Worcestershire,WR14 1AT
Received 12 Mar 2009Blakedown Sewage Treatment Works,Wannerton,Blakedown,Worcestershire,DY10 3NJ
Received 12 Apr 2012Cherry Orchard Primary School,Timberdine Close,Worcester,WR5 2DD
Received 4 May 2010Fairfield First School, Stourbridge Road, Fairfield, B61 9LZ
Received 27 Feb 2020Northwick Manor Primary School,Northwick Road,Worcester,WR3 7EA
Received 29 Mar 2010Weights Farm, Weights Lane, Beoley
Received 22 Sept 1995Nunnery Wood High School,Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2LT
Received 4 Jul 2005Norton Juxta Kempsey C. E. First School, Wadborough Road, Littleworth, Worcester
Received 6 Jun 2002Agricultural Field,Adjacent To A450 Worcester Road,Harvington,DY10 4LN
Received 2 Oct 2012Hill & Moor Landfill Site, Throckmorton, Pershore
Received 5 Oct 1995Retreat & Church Farm Quarries, Grimley, Worcestershire
Received 14 Aug 1990Caretakers Bungalow Chadsgrove School, Meadow Road, Catshill, Bromsgrove
Received 16 Jun 2003Land Near,Priest Bridge Reclamation Works,Dark Lane,Astwood Bank,Worcestershire,B96 6RR
Received 26 Aug 2008Little Forhill Farm,Lea End Lane,Hopwood,Birmingham,Worcestershire,B38 9EB
Received 19 Aug 2010Long Marston Works, Long Marston Road, Long Marston, near Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 8AQ
Received 20 Aug 2020Worcester Southern Link Road, A4440 Temeside Way, Worcester
Received 18 Feb 2019Walkwood Middle School, Peckham Road,B97 4AQ
Received 23 Feb 2005Cooksley Lodge farm, Upton Warren, Droitwich
Received 4 Dec 1985British Sugar Site, Kidderminster
Received 14 Nov 2000Aston Somerville Pumping Station, Off School Road, Aston Somerville, Worcs
Received 23 Jun 2005Land off Shuttlefast Lane, Malvern Wells, Worcs, Wr14 4JB
Received 7 Sept 2006Blakebrook Special School, Bewdley Road, Kidderminster
Received 6 Nov 2000Elgar High School, Bilford Road, Worcester
Received 19 Jun 2000Hanley Castle High School, Church End, Hanley Castle
Received 5 Nov 2001Records 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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