Wye Fruit Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 1LG Data via plota.co.uk

P262792/F - Planning Permission Valid
Agricultural

Proposal

Sitting of an 8-birth timber lodge for occupation by pack house workers to replace the existing workers accommodation on site. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
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Validated
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Nov 2026, from Herefordshire's recent agricultural works.

Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 6

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 45 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
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 409 m away: Ledbury Cutting SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Ledbury built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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
Planning Permission
Postcode
HR8 1LG
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Ledbury North
Parish
Ledbury
Target decision
1 Dec 2026

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Herefordshire usually decides agricultural works by day 26.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
183decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Oct 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
8 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
Extension to the existing facility by the erection of a new building to createa new Top F…
P171229/F
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings