Malvern Hills planning approval rate
Approval rate withheld for Malvern Hills. PlanningLens is temporarily withholding the headline approval rate for this council. The published record does not contain enough usable decision-date information to establish sufficiently complete and current coverage. This does not mean the previously shown percentage has been proved wrong. No official statistic is substituted in its place. Approval, refusal and rate figures are shown as – throughout this page. Decision volumes are unaffected and are still published. Why we withhold a rate
Last updated: September 2026 · Based on every decision on record, June 2026 to September 2026
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overall approval rate
116
Decisions analysed
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Approved
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Refused
13
Wards covered
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Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Malvern Hills. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
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Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Malvern Hills, mined from 116 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Malvern Hills. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Wards in Malvern Hills
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Malvern Hills, showing how the council decides real applications.
Change of windows and render to the front elevation only · Barnards Green Ward · 2026-09-29
Erection of a first floor side extension and associated works. · Longdon Ward · 2026-09-28
Two storey extension, installation of roof mounted solar panels, flue and other · Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick Ward · 2026-09-23
Showing 3 recent comparable decisions. See more in the full report →
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Malvern Hills
What is the planning approval rate in Malvern Hills?
PlanningLens is currently withholding the approval rate for Malvern Hills on data-quality grounds.
How many planning applications are refused in Malvern Hills?
Malvern Hills refuses – of planning applications. That is close to the UK average of 12.57%. Out of 116 decided applications since 2020, – were refused. PlanningLens lets you check any postcode to see which applications were refused near a specific property.
Which areas of Malvern Hills have the highest planning approval rates?
Approval rates in Malvern Hills vary by ward, see the ward breakdown above for detailed figures for each area.
What types of planning application are most common in Malvern Hills?
The most common planning application types in Malvern Hills are: Trees (37 decisions, –% approved), Full (29, –%), and Discharge of Conditions (22, –%).
How long does a planning application take in Malvern Hills?
Planning applications in Malvern Hills typically take 4.0 weeks from validation to decision: the median across 116 applications decided since January 2020 with both dates on record. That is inside the 8-week statutory target for householder applications (the statutory targets are 8 weeks for householder applications and 13 weeks for major developments). PlanningLens measures the actual time each application takes, not just the target. Malvern Hills decides approximately 19 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Malvern Hills?
You can search planning applications in Malvern Hills directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 116 historical decisions in Malvern Hills to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Malvern Hills calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Malvern Hills' official planning portal and analyses every published decision since January 2020. The approval rate is calculated as approved decisions divided by total decided applications, excluding withdrawn and pending applications. The full methodology, data sourcing, and Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing terms are published at planninglens.co.uk/methodology.