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P250967/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1: Beech - reduce branches growing towards and encroaching the house back to within the graveyard space. Back to good pruning points. T2: Lime - reduce branches growing towards and encroaching the house back to within the graveyard space. Back to good pruning points. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Appeal dismissed
9 Sept 2024
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Received
24 Mar 2025
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Approved
9 May 2025

Approved on 9 May 2025 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Venn's Arch and Attached Railings and Piers
List entry 1196822 · 26 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 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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Also on the record
Scheduled monument 159 m away: Blackfriars Friary, preaching cross and cemetery, and hospital and chapel of St John in Hereford; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Hereford built-up area.
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
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Received
24 Mar 2025
Validated
24 Mar 2025
Ward
Widemarsh
Parish
Hereford
Target decision
5 May 2025
Decision
Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
Decision date
9 May 2025
Appeal
Dismissed · 9 Sept 2024 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3338273 ↗

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 9 days slower than Herefordshire's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. 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
31 Mar 2025
Comments by
21 Apr 2025
Site or press notice
31 Mar 2025
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
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