Winterslow Old Church Road Colwall Malvern Herefordshire WR13 6EZ Data via plota.co.uk

P262136/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Listed buildingsTrees & landscaping

Proposal

Large mature oak tree, sudden concern about potential damage to Grade 2 listed property, pedestrians and vehicles on Old Church Road. To take the Oak tree down to ground level in order to make it safe Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
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Validated
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Barn House
List entry 1349716 · 23 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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.
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Historic England ↗
Malvern Hills National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Colwall Stone built-up area; Priority habitat 26 m away: Traditional orchard; 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 scheduled monument 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

Council
Herefordshire
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
WR13 6EZ
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Hope End
Parish
Colwall
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
Decision date
25 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 18 days faster than Herefordshire's median of 57 for listed building works. Approved, as 99% of listed building works here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
134decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
19 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

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P252575/K
2024 Approved
Proposed works to basement to prevent ingress of water – replacement of sump and dry-lini…
P240762/L
2023 Withdrawn
Proposed reinstatement of basement utility area following tanking failure of existing sys…
P230224/FH
2023 Withdrawn
Proposed reinstatement of basement utility area following tanking failure of existing sys…
P230225/L
2018 Approved
Proposed replacement windows.
P183163/L
2016 Approved
Proposed replacement porch and raising of existing garage roof.
P164081/L
2016 Approved
Proposed replacement porch and raising of existing garage roof.
P164080/FH
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2019 Approved
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Herefordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#224 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings