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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2,117 approved · 105 refused · 144 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Water Treatment Plant And Sewage Works,Rhyse Lane,Tenbury Wells,Worcestershire,WR15 8NH
Received 5 Apr 2012Land To The West Of Burmans Field Farm,Dark Lane,Wythall,B38 0HE
Received 13 Aug 200848 Providence Road, Sidemore, Bromsgrove
Received 28 Nov 2005Waste Incineration Unit, Hangmans Lane, Hanley Castle, WR8 0AJ
Received 4 Mar 2021Christopher Whitehead Hign School, Bromwich Road, Worcester. WR2 4AF
Received 17 Feb 2004PT Ridge Farm, Kington, Worcester, WR7 4DH
Received 31 Aug 2004Chawson Community First School, Wych Road, Droitwich
Received 27 Sept 2006Penny Hill Landfill Site, Penny Hill Quarry, Pudford Lane, Martley
Received 7 Nov 1991Bewdley High School, Stourport Road, Bewdley, Worcs. DY12 1BL
Received 21 Jul 2003Clifton upon Teme Primary School, Pond Lane, Clifton upon Teme, Worcestershire
Received 20 Sept 2000Land Adj To Chadwich Lane Quarry, Chadwich Lane, Madeley Heath, Bromsgrove
Received 26 Oct 2005Land off Lightwood Lane, Nr Broadwas, Worcestershire
Received 29 Dec 2015Hill & Moor Landfill Site, Throckmorton, Nr Pershore
Received 27 Apr 2001Evesham High School,Four Pools Road,Evesham,Worcestershire,WR11 1DQ
Received 11 Jun 2008Astwood Bank Sewage Treatment Works, Dark Lane, Astwood Bank, Worcestershire, B96 6AS
Received 17 Jun 2025Evesham Sewage Treatment Works, Red Lane, Greenhill, Evesham, WR11 2RF
Received 24 Jun 2025The Crown Inn, 53 Waterside, Evesham - Scheme 2
Received 19 Aug 2004Cooper Hill Farm, Alvechurch
Received 23 Mar 1981St John's First School, Blakebrook, Kidderminster
Received 8 Jul 2002Fairfield Day Nursery,Buttercup Children's Centre,Carnforth Drive,Worcester,WR4 9HG
Received 2 Jun 20146017 High Park, Beoley, Portway, Alvechurch
Received 12 Sept 1983Trinity (Abbey) High School & Sixth Form Centre, Easenmore Road, Redditch
Received 30 Apr 2001Land at Lea Castle Farm, Near Wolverley, Worcestershire
Received 30 Apr 2018D E Talbot Transport,Hillary Road,Stourport-On-Severn,Worcestershire,DY13 9JP
Received 23 Sept 2013Records 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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