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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2,117 approved · 105 refused · 144 withdrawn.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: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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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Cleeve Prior C Of E First School,Main Street,Cleeve Prior,Evesham,WR11 8LG
Received 21 Dec 2007Gheluvelt Park, Worcester
Received 28 Feb 2020Parkside Middle School, Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove
Received 26 Oct 2001Ripple East, Bow Lane, Ripple, Worcestershire, GL206EY
Received 19 Jul 2023Springhill Nurseries Ltd, Evesham Road, Fladbury, WR10 2QR
Received 5 Apr 2019Elmley Castle C. E. First School, Main Street, Elmley Castle, Pershore
Received 26 Oct 2001Glendale, Chatley, Nr Ombersley
Received 22 Apr 1992George Bayliss Road, Berryhill Industrial Estate, Droitwich
Received 27 Apr 1987Rigby Hall School, Rigby Hall School, Rigby Lane, Bromsgrove, B602EP
Received 8 Jul 2015Spennells First School, Herons wood Road, Kidderminster, DY10 4EX
Received 16 Jan 2007Tenbury CE Primary School & Nursery,Bromyard Road,Tenbury Wells, Worcs,WR15 8BS
Received 5 Apr 2004Land Adjacent To Craddock Metal Recycling,Clevedon Farm,Icknield Street,Beoley,Redditch,Worcestershire, B98 9AH
Received 18 Dec 2012Land off Green Lane, Gillam Street & Goodrest Walk, Worcester, WR14
Received 16 Nov 2005Rhyse Lane, Tenbury Wells, Worcs. WR15
Received 16 Jul 2003Malvern Vale Primary School, Malvern Vale Primary School, 112, Swinyard Road, MALVERN, WR141GU
Received 5 Sept 2019Meadow Farm,Trench Lane,Oddingley,Droitwich,WR9 7JY
Received 7 May 2009Nunnery Wood Primary School,Prestwich Avenue,Worcester,Worcestershire,WR5 1QE
Received 13 Nov 2009Waseley Hills High School, School Road, Rubery, Birmingham
Received 11 Dec 2007All Saints C of E School,Wilden Lane,Stourport On Severn,Worcestershire,DY13 9LP
Received 1 Jun 2015Arrow Vale High School,Greensward Lane, Matchborough, Redditch, Worcs, B98 0EN
Received 8 Jul 2004Thornton House School & Nursery Assessment Unit,Wylds Lane,Worcester,Worcestershire,WR5 1DR
Received 17 Oct 2007Three Springs Day Centre, Abbots Grange, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 1HD
Received 25 Nov 2022Waste Incinerator, Waste Incineration Unit, Hangmans Lane, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, WR8 0AJ
Received 15 Jun 2018STOURPORT ON SEVERN HIGH SCHOOL,Minster Road,Stourport-On-Severn,Worcestershire,DY13 8AX
Received 12 Jan 2010Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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