Pixiefields Cradley Malvern Herefordshire WR13 5ND Data via plota.co.uk

P261783/J - Works to trees covered by TPO Refused

Proposal

T1 T2 fell to ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
24 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
13 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 13 Aug 2026 · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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; Inside the Westfield (Herefordshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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
Works to trees covered by TPO
Postcode
WR13 5ND
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Bishops Frome & Cradley
Parish
Cradley
Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Trees covered by TPO – Consent Refused
Decision date
13 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 14 days slower than Herefordshire's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 6% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
301decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Jun 2026
Comments by
27 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jun 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