Grafton, Wormside, New House Farm Grafton Lane Grafton Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8BL Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
24 Feb 2026
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Approved
30 Apr 2026

Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Last checked 25 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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
Radon affected area, class 3.
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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £345,000 in December 2019. Detached house, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

24 April 2020£71,900Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
19 December 2019£345,000
14 June 2017£310,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
7 July 2003£450,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
HR2 8BL
Received
24 Feb 2026
Validated
24 Feb 2026
Ward
Wormside
Parish
Grafton
Target decision
1 May 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 5 days slower than Herefordshire's median of 60 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 96% of commercial and major works here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
62decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
16 Mar 2026
Comments by
20 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
16 Mar 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.