Hereford County Hospital 27 Union Walk Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2ER Data via plota.co.uk

P261213/F - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of a two-storey Darwin Group modular building at Hereford County Hospital, building will accommodate a single obstetricoperating theatre. Associated works include a link corridor to the main hospital and local landscaping around the new building. (For DOC 2 3 & 6 see 262222) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Apr 2026
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Validated
18 May 2026
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Approved
8 Jul 2026

Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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; Inside the Hereford 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
Planning Permission
Postcode
HR1 2ER
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Central
Parish
Hereford
Target decision
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
8 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Herefordshire's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 95% of commercial and major works here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
54decided 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
20 May 2026
Comments by
3 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
20 May 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