Land within Aconbury Wood Kingsthorne Hereford HR2 8AJ Data via plota.co.uk

P262373/PA7 - All others - Prior Approval Approved
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a water holding tank, sited on a concrete pad Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Priority habitat: No main habitat but additional habitats present
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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; 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

Council
Herefordshire
Application type
All others - Prior Approval
Postcode
HR2 8AJ
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Birch
Parish
Aconbury
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
4 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 13 days slower than Herefordshire's median of 11 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 93% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
143decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
19 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved
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P174108/PA7
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