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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 · Local authority
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Wychavon District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Wychavon website
44,347 approved · 6,541 refused · 3,998 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Feb 1982 to 6 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 8 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Hadley Cross House Haye Lane Ombersley Droitwich Spa WR9 0EJ
Received 8 Nov 2023The Homestead, Back Lane, Pebworth, Stratford upon Avon, CV37 8XA
Received 12 Jan 2016DMC Salads, Showborough Road, Strensham, Worcester, WR8 9LA
Received 29 Mar 201036 Mulberry Tree Hill, Droitwich Spa, WR9 7SS
Received 2 Sept 2011Evesham Medical Centre Abbey Lane Evesham WR11 4BS
Received 25 Mar 2026Bretforton First School New Street Bretforton Evesham WR11 7JS
Received 30 Sept 20103 Western Hill Road, Beckford, Tewkesbury, GL20 7AJ
Received 29 Aug 2014Worcestershire County Museum Hartlebury Castle, Stourport Road, Charlton, Hartlebury, DY11 7XZ
Received 10 Jan 20072 Owletts End, Pinvin, WR10 2EX
Received 9 Jun 20069 Waresley Court Road, Hartlebury, DY11 7TQ
Received 8 Oct 200712 Highfield Road, Evesham, WR11 2PU
Received 8 Dec 2009Corner House, Main Street, Aldington, Evesham, WR11 7XB
Received 13 Oct 20151 Crown Court, Crown Lane, Defford, WR8 9BE
Received 4 May 2005Buildings at, Woodrow Farm, Hanbury Road, Hanbury, Bromsgrove, B60 43U
Received 22 Oct 2003Deritend Precision, Castings Limited, Vines Lane, DROITWICH, Worcs
Received 8 Dec 2000Court House Main Street Beckford Tewkesbury GL20 7AD
Received 15 Aug 2022Vinecroft, The Cross, Bretforton, Evesham, WR11 7JE
Received 24 Mar 2005Church Farm, St Peters Lane, Besford, WORCESTER
Received 8 Dec 2000Land Adjacent to, Sims Metals UK (South West) Limited, Long Marston, Pebworth
Received 28 Jan 2016Reeds Close 1-6 Main Road, Bredon, Tewkesbury, GL20 7EL
Received 12 Jun 2001Land Opposite, Severn Stoke Road, Besford, WORCESTER
Received 8 Dec 200023 Parker Place Broadway WR12 7RF
Received 6 May 2022Bredon Manor Main Road Bredon Tewkesbury GL20 7EG
Received 1 Apr 202157 Columbine Grove, Evesham, WR11 6LR
Received 6 Mar 2001Records 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 Wychavon District 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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