Cliffe Arms Mathon Malvern Herefordshire WR13 5PW Data via plota.co.uk

P262798/F - Planning Permission Valid
Commercial & major worksExtensions & alterationsCommercial premises

Proposal

Refurbishment of the pub in advance of re-opening. Work includes a small side extension to the rear of the main pub; internal re- arrangements; new roof glazing to the rear; replacement windows in part; new garden structures including a pergola, a covered cooking area and a greenhouse to the back of the site, renewal of paved areas and paved paths in garden, extension of car parking area at rear Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2026
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Validated
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Dec 2026 and 25 Dec 2026, from Herefordshire's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Trundle Inn
List entry 1178957 · 28 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.
Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
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 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £300,000 in February 2026. Other property, freehold.

9 February 2026£300,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Herefordshire
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
WR13 5PW
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Ward
Hope End
Parish
Mathon
Target decision
16 Dec 2026

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Herefordshire usually decides commercial and major works by day 60.

Day 753 days to the predicted decision (day 60)
46%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
62decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Oct 2026
Comments by
19 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
22 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Refused
Cliffe Arms Mathon Herefordshire WR13 5PW
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P201983/L
2020 Refused
Cliffe Arms Mathon Herefordshire WR13 5PW
Proposed conversion of former public house to form two dwellings and erection of one deta…
P201982/F
2019 Refused
The Cliffe Arms Mathon Herefordshire
Proposed conversion of former public house to form two dwellings and erection of one deta…
P192023/F
2019 Refused
Land at The Cliffe Arms Mathon Herefordshire
Proposed conversion of former public house to form two dwellings and erection of one deta…
P192024/L
2019 Approved
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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
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.