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P262396/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T0767 Western Red Cedar. Large main stem further divides into multiplestems at 8m. Unions at point of division are compression forks with reaction growth visible. Reduce in height by approximately 6m to suitable live point to reduce risk of failure at unions. T0768 Juniper (Juniperus sp.) Immediate Tree divides into multiple stems at 0.5m above ground. Reduce in height by approximately 3m to suitable live point to reduce risk of limb failure, remove rope brace. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Rectory
List entry 1275575 · 27 m away · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 352 m away: River Teme SSSI.
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
WR6 5RS
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Bromyard Bringsty
Parish
Whitbourne
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
Decision date
18 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 37 days. 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
14 Aug 2026
Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
14 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
Erection of garden shed and wood store in garden.
P173409/FH
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved
St John The Baptists Church Whitbourne Worcester Herefordshire WR6 5RS
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P163441/V
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