The Walnut Tree, New Inn Close Fownhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4PE Data via plota.co.uk

P262694/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Valid
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Walnut, reduce in height by approximately 4 metres to leave an overall crown height of approximately 12 metres. Reduce outer canopy over garage roof to correspond, to prevent encroachment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Oct 2026, from Herefordshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

The consultation period closed on 7 Oct 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 9

Wye Valley 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.
Fownhope 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 ↗
Public footpath 23 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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
3 listed buildings within 150 m; SSSI 308 m away: Common Hill SSSI; Special area of conservation 452 m away: River Wye / Afon Gwy (England); Inside the Fownhope built-up area.
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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Important details

Council
Herefordshire
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
HR1 4PE
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Backbury
Parish
Fownhope
Target decision
27 Oct 2026

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Herefordshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 36.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
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
16 Sept 2026
Comments by
7 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
16 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
T1 - Large Walnut tree on driveway to Walnut Tree House, reduce in height by approximatel…
P224065/K
2018 Approved
Remove to ground level two small self-seeded Walnut trees
P180700/K
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Fownhope House Fownhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4PE
Proposed single-storey rear extension
P251853/L
2025 Approved
Fownhope House Fownhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4PE
Proposed single-storey rear extension
P251852/FH
2025 Approved
Fownhope New Memorial Hall Fownhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4PG
2x Thorn trees on the roadside boundary of Fownhope New Memorial Hall, fell to as near gr…
P250758/K
2023 Approved
Fownhope House Fownhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4PE
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 attached to planning permissi…
P233678/XA2
2023 Approved
Fownhope House Fownhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4PE
Proposed replacement of the windows to the front elevation and the re-building of the upp…
P232840/L
2023 Withdrawn
Fownhope House Fownhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4PE
Replace five windows to front elevation with timber windows to match existing incorporati…
P231599/L
2023 Approved
1 New Inn Close Fownhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4PP
Proposed removal of three Fir trees close to garden wall and largest of the three is now…
P230945/K
2021 Approved
Land adjacent Biggs Lane Fownhope Hereford HR1 4PE
Proposed works - T1 is an ivy covered holly tree stim that has been reduced in the past…
P210273/K
2020 Approved
Land at New Inn Fownhope Hereford
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3, 4, 5 & 8attached to plannin…
P202813/XA2
2020 Approved
Wye Meadows Fownhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4PJ
Proposed works to Tree 1 - Conifer - Remove as encroaching on other trees and risk of fal…
P202623/K
2020 Approved
Land at Biggs Lane Fownhope Hereford HR1 4PE
Proposed works to T1 Hedge - reduce the section of hedge from the powerline to the main r…
P200953/K
2020 Approved
2 New Inn Close Fownhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4PP
Proposed porch.
P200509/FH
2019 Approved
Fownhope House Fownhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4PE
Proposed re-roofing (retrospective)
P193346/L
2019 Approved
New Inn Fownhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4PE
Propose to remove the Leylandii hedge to ground level due to its proximity to the main se…
P191011/K
2018 Approved
Walnut Tree House Fownhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4PE
Reduce the crown on Walnut tree by a third.
P181000/K
2017 Approved
New Inn Fownhope Hereford HR1 4PE
Proposed accommodation block, remodelled car park and improvements to access. (For DOC 3…
P170409/F
2016 Approved
New Inn Fownhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4PE
Proposed works to Spruce (T1) in hedgeline - fell to as near ground level as possible. Re…
P163620/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
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