Walnut Tree Cottage Bury Croft Lane Luston Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0FH Data via plota.co.uk

P262217/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - acer. T2 - mulberry but does not fruit. T3 - goat willow which has been reduced many times. To fell 3 trees. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
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Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 8

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wye SAC (River Lugg SSSI)
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Luston 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
6 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Luston built-up area; Priority habitat 44 m away: Traditional orchard; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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.

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The site address for this planning application is Land south west of Croft Lane Kingland Leominster Herefordshire HR6 9PP but we do not have the exact location and outline, please contact planning at planning_enquiries@herefordshire.gov.uk

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Important details

Council
Herefordshire
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
HR6 0FH
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Bircher
Parish
Luston
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
Decision date
27 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 6 days faster than Herefordshire's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. 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
28 Jul 2026
Comments by
18 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
28 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Proposed works to: T1: Walnut, T2: Holly, T3: Ash, T4: Holly, T5: GoatWillow, T6: Silver…
P242352/K
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Walnut Tree Cottage Luston Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0EB
Works to various trees on the boundary between Walnut Tree Cottage and the newly construc…
P220046/K
2021 Approved
Bank Villa Gardens Luston Leominster Herefordshire
Ash Tree - fell. The tree regularly sheds large branches which land on the oil tank and c…
P210288/K
2019 Approved
Walnut Tree Cottage Luston Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0EB
T1- Sycamore Tree - to fell of low amenity value. T2 - Ash Tree - to fell main leading st…
P192779/K
2018 Approved
Bank Villa Gardens Luston Leominster Herefordshire
Proposed works to Ash. Routine maintenance to control shading and to minimise risk of dam…
P184572/K
2018 Approved
Walnut Tree Cottage Luston Herefordshire HR6 0EB
Fell two small elm trees due to proximity to buildings and to stabilise bank
P180639/K
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%).

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