The Swallows Wellington Hereford Herefordshire HR4 8AT Data via plota.co.uk

P261467/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Extensions & alterationsTrees & landscaping

Proposal

To reduce the height by approximately 40% on the edge of my property shared with a public footpath. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Approved
11 Jun 2026

Approved on 11 Jun 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 7

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wye SAC (River Lugg SSSI)
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Public footpath 5 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Wellington (Herefordshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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 scheduled monument 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

Council
Herefordshire
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
HR4 8AT
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Queenswood
Parish
Wellington
Target decision
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
Decision date
11 Jun 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 32 days faster than Herefordshire's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 98% of extensions here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
440decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 May 2026
Comments by
9 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
19 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
Proposed works to T1 Cypress - Fell and remove due to excessive heightand shading. T2 Sil…
P203485/K
2019 Approved
Fell T1 - Cedar - (possibly Deodara) - To be replaced with planting of2 native trees.
P194322/K
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
Bryn Hill 4 St Margarets Close Wellington Hereford Herefordshire HR4 8BF
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
4 Dernside Close Wellington Hereford Herefordshire HR4 8BP
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2023 Approved
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Proposed works to T6 Fell Silver Birch, very shallow roots, overcrowding, danger of falli…
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2022 Approved
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P223223/XA2
2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Proposed works to T1 Goat Willow - fell, low amenity value and excessive shading.
P214492/K
2021 Approved
5 Dernside Close Wellington Hereford Herefordshire HR4 8BP
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P210990/K
2020 Approved
The Farm Wellington Hereford Herefordshire HR4 8AU
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P203985/K
2020 Approved
Land at the Swallows Village Street Wellington Hereford
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4 8 11 & 13 attached to planni…
P203455/XA2
2020 Approved
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Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3,4,5,6,8,11,12,17 attached to…
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2020 Approved
The Swallows Village Street Wellington Herefordshire HR4 8AT
Proposed demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a new self build dwelling an…
P201070/F
2020 Withdrawn
Land Adjacent to Ravensholt Wellington Herefordshire HR4 8AT
Proposed development of a three bedroom dwelling.
P194435/F
2020 Approved
Ravensholt Wellington Hereford Herefordshire HR4 8AT
Proposed tree works. T2 and T3 - Leylandii Cypress, fell due to excessive shading and low…
P200139/K
2019 Approved
The Paddock Wellington Hereford Herefordshire HR4 8AT
1 Acer: Thin and reduce 20-25%. 2 Damson: removal of branch hanging over public footpath.
P192545/K
2019 Approved
9 Dernside Close Wellington Hereford Herefordshire HR4 8BP
Propose to fell one common hawthorn which is within a hedge within boundary of property…
P190020/K
2018 Approved
1 Parsonage Fields Wellington Hereford Herefordshire HR4 8FE
Proposed erection of two garden pergolas, one in front garden, the other in rear garden b…
P182669/FH
2017 Approved
Khotla Wellington Hereford Herefordshire HR4 8AT
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 attached to planning permissi…
P171032/XA2
2016 Approved
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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%).

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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