Planning application
68 Cowleigh Road Malvern
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing use of the property known as 68 Cowleigh Road as three separate self-contained residential flats, known as Flats 1, 2 and 3, each in residential use within Use Class C3.
As published by the council, reference M/26/01463/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- M/26/01463/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Received
- 28 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 29 Sep 2026
- Ward
- West Ward
- Parish
- Malvern CP
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Malvern Hills register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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M/26/01355/HP Withdrawn
68 Cowleigh Road Malvern
Proposed dropped kerb, new access and parking
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Sep 2026
Received by Malvern Hills
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29 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Malvern Hills took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Malvern Hills for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Malvern Hills decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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M/26/01398/CLPU Awaiting decision
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