The Royal Hall 5a The Southend Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2EY Data via plota.co.uk

P261386/F - Planning Permission Valid

Proposal

Change of use of the building to five dwellings and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
11 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 126. The consultation period closed on 8 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Royal Oak Hotel
List entry 1082845 · 17 m from the pin · 70 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 9 Grade II*, 60 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 70 with distances
Historic England ↗
Ledbury conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape 29 m away: Malvern Hills
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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
Inside the Ledbury built-up area; Priority habitat 36 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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
HR8 2EY
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Ledbury South
Parish
Ledbury
Target decision
6 Jul 2026

Decision outlook

Day 126, past the statutory target. 68% 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 12 Sept 2026.

Day 12670 days past the 56-day target
40%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
64decided 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
1 Jun 2026
Comments by
8 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
1 Jun 2026
Herefordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#224 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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