Planning permission in Malvern Hills
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Malvern Hills. The rules are stricter in its 21 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
Malvern Hills at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 21
- Article 4 areas
- Not published
- Protected landscapes
- Malvern Hills
- Planning decisions
- Malvern Hills District Council
How many conservation areas are there in Malvern Hills?
Malvern Hills has 21 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.
- Abberley
- Bayton
- Bushley
- Castlemorton
- Clifton
- Great Malvern
- Hallow
- Hanley Castle
- Kempsey
- Leigh
- Madresfield
- Malvern Link
- Malvern Wells
- Martley
- Newland
- Powick
- Ripple
- Tenbury Wells
- Trinity
- Uckinghall
- Upton
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does Malvern Hills have Article 4 directions?
Malvern Hills hasn't published any Article 4 boundaries on planning.data.gov.uk. Most councils have at least one Article 4 direction, often in conservation areas, so check the council's website or ask its planning team before relying on permitted development.
What is an Article 4 direction?
Is any of Malvern Hills in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?
- National Landscape (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) in or bordering Malvern Hills: Malvern Hills.
National parks and National Landscapes restrict permitted development in similar ways to conservation areas. Read more: extensions, loft dormers and garden rooms.
Listed buildings and protected trees in Malvern Hills
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Malvern Hills doesn't publish listed building outlines, so where a listed building is recorded near an address, we ask the homeowner to check whether it's theirs.
Malvern Hills doesn't publish its tree preservation orders as data. If there are mature trees near your project, ask the council whether any are protected before you start.
What planning data does Malvern Hills publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 21 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Not published | 0 |
| Listed building outlines | Not published | 0 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
Planning work on a home in Malvern Hills? Put a pin on your house and we'll check it against all of this.
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Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by Malvern Hills District Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 30 October 2026. Malvern Hills District Council website.