Ryefield Centre Grammar School Close Ross-On-Wye Herefordshire HR9 7QD Data via plota.co.uk

P262336/V - Certificate of Lawfulness (CLOPD) Valid

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for use of the building as a Special Educational Needs (SEN) school (Use Class F1) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 17 Oct 2026 and 25 Oct 2026, from Herefordshire's recent lawful development certificates.

Site constraints 3

Wye Valley National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ross-on-Wye built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (CLOPD)
Postcode
HR9 7QD
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Ross East
Parish
Ross-on-Wye
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 37 of the 56-day target. Herefordshire usually decides lawful development certificates by day 51.

Day 3719 days to the 56-day target
74%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
48decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
8 Sept 2026
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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.