Victoria House 153 Eign Street Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0AN Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

The restoration and extension of Victoria House to form a Starbucks Drive-Thru on the ground floor and offices on the first floor (Class E) both with designated parking spaces, the provision of 10 electric vehicle charging bays for E.ON Next, the provision of 17 public car parking spaces, the formation of a new access to the site, extensive landscape, planting and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 18 Jun 2026; it is now day 142. The consultation period closed on 18 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Scheduled monument 181 m away: Hereford city walls, ramparts and ditch; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Hereford built-up area; Air quality management area 27 m away: Hereford AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
HR4 0AN
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Greyfriars
Parish
Hereford
Target decision
18 Jun 2026

Decision outlook

Day 142, past the statutory target. 82% of full applications in Herefordshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Sept 2026.

Day 14286 days past the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
194decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

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