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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2,117 approved · 105 refused · 144 withdrawn.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: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Shirley Quarry Landfill Site,Peterbrook Road,Majors Green,Shirley,Worcestershire
Received 2 Jul 2012St. John's C.E. Middle School, Blakebrook, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY11 6AP.
Received 24 Jan 2003Hill and Moor Landfill Site, Piddle Brook Lane, Wyre Piddle, Worcestershire, WR10 2LW
Received 31 Oct 2018Abbey Bridge & Viaduct,Abbey Road,Evesham,Worcestershire
Received 10 Jul 2012Bilford Road, Worcester
Received 18 Apr 2000Worcester Sewage Treatment Works, Bromwich Road, Worcester
Received 2 Nov 1998Woodrow First School, Longdon Close, Redditch, Worcs
Received 5 Jul 2004Worcester Southern Link Road, A4440 Temeside Way, Worcester
Received 25 Aug 2020Thornton House School & Nursery Assessment Unit,Wylds Lane,Worcester,Worcestershire,WR5 1DR
Received 25 Oct 2007St Oswalds C Of E Primary School,Sion Avenue,Kidderminster,Worcestershire,DY10 2YL
Received 13 Nov 2014Cropthorne School,Main Street,Cropthorne,Pershore,Worcestershire,WR10 3NB
Received 14 Feb 2007St Catherines C Of E Primary School,Marlpool Lane,Kidderminster,DY11 5HP
Received 28 Apr 2010Bredon Hill Middle School,Elmley Road,Ashton Under Hill,Evesham,WR11 7SW
Received 15 Feb 2007104 Spetchley Road,Worcester,Worcestershire,WR5 2NL
Received 15 Apr 2015Linton Tile Works, Bromyard
Received 12 Feb 1981Lower Barns, Hallow Lane, Franche, Kidderminster
Received 15 Mar 1989Land at Saxons Lode, Ryall Quarry, Upton on Severn
Received 12 May 1997Worcester Southern Link Road, A4440 Temeside Way, Worcester
Received 7 Oct 2019Holyoakes Field First School,Bridge Street,Redditch,Worcestershire,B97 6HH
Received 18 Sept 2007Blakebrook School, Bewdley Road, Kidderminster, Worcs, DY11 6RL
Received 16 May 2005Sewage Works,Wadborough Road,Littleworth,Worcestershire,WR5 2QB
Received 24 Jul 2012Baxter College,Habberley Road,Kidderminster,Worcestershire,DY11 5PQ
Received 1 Mar 2012Lyppard Grange Primary School, Worcester
Received 17 Feb 2000Sandy Lane, Wildmoor, Bromsgrove
Received 15 Feb 1985Records 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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