Winter Cottage Mathon Road Colwall Malvern Herefordshire WR13 6ER Data via plota.co.uk

P262445/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Two Golden Macrocarpa trees (Cupressus macrocarpa Goldcrest). Remove both Golden Macrocarpa trees to ground level. The trees are growing within a restricted area between the fence line and larger establishedtrees. Their removal will provide additional growing space for the surrounding trees. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Validated
24 Aug 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

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; 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
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
WR13 6ER
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Hope End
Parish
Colwall
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
Decision date
25 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 5 days faster than Herefordshire's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
509decided 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
27 Aug 2026
Comments by
17 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
27 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

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2017 Approved
Proposed two storey side extension with external and internal alterations.
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2016 Approved
Works to trees.
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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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
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