1 St Marys Court Hereford Herefordshire HR4 9NX Data via plota.co.uk

P262266/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1/T2 whitebeams - reduce crowns by approximately 2m height and spreadas companion canopy T3 Whitebeam - pollard @ approximately 8ft T4 - Apple - prune overhanging limbs by removing approximately 1.5m T5 - Alder - re-pollard @ approximately 12ft Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 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 8 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Widemarsh Common conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Hereford built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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.

Building

Floor area61 m² (657 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100)
PropertyDetached flat, 3 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2009, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Herefordshire
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
HR4 9NX
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Widemarsh
Parish
Hereford
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, about the council's usual 36 days. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
301decided 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
17 Aug 2026
Comments by
7 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
17 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Herefordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#224 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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%).

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.