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P253364/BGP - Biodiversity Gain Plan Approved

Proposal

Submission of Biodiversity Gain Plan in relation to planning permission . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Nov 2025
✓
Approved
23 Jan 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
22 Apr 2026

Approved on 23 Jan 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Kingstone (Herefordshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 14 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Biodiversity Gain Plan
Received
21 Nov 2025
Validated
21 Nov 2025
Ward
Wormside
Parish
Kingstone
Target decision
27 Jan 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
23 Jan 2026
Appeal
Dismissed · 22 Apr 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004479 ↗

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 4 days slower than Herefordshire's median of 59 for other. Approved, as 100% of other here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
33decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided by Herefordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Herefordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
29 Nov 2025
Herefordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#224 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Herefordshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #250 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Herefordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #56 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #79 of 296
46%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #250 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #269 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
278 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
104 decided
1,406
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026