Cemetery Watling Street Leintwardine Craven Arms Herefordshire SY7 0LB Data via plota.co.uk

P260354/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

The yew tree on the cemetery pathway has a limb that is leaning and needs removing, to prevent it falling onto graves/people Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Feb 2026
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Validated
12 Feb 2026
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Approved
23 Mar 2026

Approved on 23 Mar 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 8

Scheduled monument 77 m away: Roman station of Bravinium
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 4; Special area of conservation 456 m away: River Clun; SSSI 450 m away: River Teme SSSI; Inside the Leintwardine built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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

Checked on 6 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

Council
Herefordshire
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SY7 0LB
Received
5 Feb 2026
Validated
12 Feb 2026
Ward
Mortimer
Parish
Leintwardine
Target decision
26 Mar 2026
Decision
Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
Decision date
23 Mar 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, about the council's usual 36 days. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
301decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Herefordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Herefordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
13 Feb 2026
Comments by
6 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
13 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Cedrus deodar T1 per map.
P242119/J
2024 Approved
Deodar Cedar Tree located in Leintwardine Cemetery. Height 18.5m (twinstemmed; smaller su…
P241128/K
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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P252103/V
2023 Approved
Westcott Tiptons Lane Leintwardine Herefordshire SY7 0LE
Proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of existingconservatory.
P233543/V
2023 Withdrawn
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P232186/FH
2023 Approved
Weavers Barn Watling Street Leintwardine Craven Arms Herefordshire SY7 0LL
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P232229/K
2022 Approved
Weavers Barn Watling Street Leintwardine Craven Arms Herefordshire SY7 0LL
Proposed single storey side extension to main building to form new garden room. New outbu…
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2021 Approved
Bravinium Tiptons Lane Leintwardine Craven Arms Herefordshire SY7 0LE
A proposed side garage extension providing space at ground floor for one vehicle and a fi…
P210153/FH
2019 Approved
Weavers Barn Watling Street Leintwardine Craven Arms Herefordshire SY7 0LL
Proposed work to following trees: Hazel - Reduce the number of limbs by 30% (No.3 on map)…
P193644/K
2019 Approved
Weavers Barn Watling Street Leintwardine Craven Arms Herefordshire SY7 0LL
Extension and repairs to outbuilding (Bothy) to create a usable car port.
P190810/FH
2017 Approved
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Replacement of an existing utility room extension with a new utility and larder, alterati…
P171921/V
2016
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Propose to fell various trees.
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2016 Approved
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Rear ground floor extension and associated alterations (retrospective).
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Herefordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#224 of 296 councils
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Other 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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings