Hazeldene North Road Kingsland Leominster Herefordshire HR6 9RU Data via plota.co.uk

P262110/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

The tree is a Robinia Pseudoacacia. It has grown considerably and is at risk of coming down on neighbouring property (The Limes) as a result the canopy needs to be reduced. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Jul 2026
Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

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.
Kingsland 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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Kingsland built-up area; Priority habitat 31 m away: Traditional orchard; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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 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
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
HR6 9RU
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Bircher
Parish
Kingsland
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
Decision date
26 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 37 days. Approved, as 88% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
113decided 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
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
10 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
20 Jul 2026
Herefordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#224 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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%).

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