Vacton House 29 High Street Leintwardine Craven Arms Herefordshire SY7 0LF Data via plota.co.uk

P260151/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Line of leylandii conifers - growing up on the cemetery side and obscuring light. Works - to have them felled. Large Scots pine - crownlifting to remove lower branches extending above garden and to the south. To prevent debris falling onto shed roof and to allow more light. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
19 Jan 2026
✓
Approved
23 Feb 2026

Approved on 23 Feb 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Scheduled monument 51 m away: Roman station of Bravinium
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Ebenezer Congregational Church and Library Attached to East, Grade II, 46 m away · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Special area of conservation 419 m away: River Clun; SSSI 415 m away: River Teme SSSI; Inside the Leintwardine built-up area; 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 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £495,000 in November 2019. Semi-detached house, freehold.

28 November 2019£495,000
7 December 2018£461,000
22 July 2004£247,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area159 m² (1,711 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2014, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Herefordshire - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SY7 0LF
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Mortimer
Parish
Leintwardine
Target decision
2 Mar 2026
Decision
Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
Decision date
23 Feb 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, about the council's usual 36 days. 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
21 Jan 2026
Comments by
11 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
21 Jan 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.