The Old Sawmills Eardisley Hereford HR3 6NS Data via plota.co.uk

P251068/F - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed change of use of site and buildings to a composite use comprising B2 (light industrial), B8 (storage) use and motor car sale (Sui Generis. Part retrospective. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Mar 2025
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Validated
4 Jul 2025
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Approved
16 Mar 2026

Approved on 16 Mar 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

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
1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 3; Scheduled monument 213 m away: Eardisley Castle; 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

Checked on 14 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
Planning Permission
Postcode
HR3 6NS
Received
31 Mar 2025
Validated
4 Jul 2025
Ward
Castle
Parish
Eardisley
Target decision
20 Mar 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
16 Mar 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 255 days from validation, 150 days slower than Herefordshire's median of 105 for full applications. Approved, as 93% of full applications here are.

21%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
479decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Herefordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Herefordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
9 Jun 2025
Comments by
15 Aug 2025
Site or press notice
9 Jun 2025

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

2022 Withdrawn
Proposed mixed use development of 9 dwelling houses, 18 no. Class E(g)commercial business…
P222710/F
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Eardisley Church Of England Primary School Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
Proposed construction of timber pergola in school grounds
P251394/CD4
2024 Approved
Land at Lady Gardens Eardisley Herefordshire HR3 6NQ
Fell to near ground level of dead tree (ref 0AM6)10-15m/300-450mm. Pollard to 4m of tree…
P242434/K
2024 Approved
Eardisley Church Of England Primary School Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 of planning permission 233135
P242913/XA2
2023 Approved
Eardisley Church Of England Primary School Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
Proposed Early Years learning shelter (Retrospective) (For DOC 2 see 242913)
P233135/CD4
2024 Approved
Eardisley Church Of England Primary School Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
Proposed single-storey extension to existing classroom.
P241067/F
2021 Approved
Eardisley Church Of England Primary School Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
Provision of Early Years building.
P211863/F
2019 Approved
3 Lady Gardens Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NQ
Proposed works to Tree Reference: OAM5 (Tag)2791 5.2m Crown Lift.
P191584/K
2019 Approved
Eardisley Church Of England Primary School Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
Proposed track around perimeter of existing school playing field.
P191784/F
2019 Approved
Eardisley Fire Station Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 attached to planning permissi…
P190190/XA2
2018 Approved
Eardisley Church Of England Primary School Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
Proposed replacement of existing chainlink fencing to playing field with new green weldme…
P181289/F
2017 Approved
Eardisley Fire Station Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
Proposed single storey flat roofed extension to rear of property to provide additional eq…
P172577/F
2016 Approved
Eardisley Church Of England Primary School Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
Replacement of existing chainlink fencing with new green weldmesh fencing.
P161579/CD4
2016 Approved
The White House Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
Proposed removal of a stud partition wall in kitchen to return to original single room. R…
P160121/L
Herefordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#224 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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