1 The Way Mathon Road Colwall Malvern Herefordshire WR13 6ER Data via plota.co.uk

P261894/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Cherry tree to front of property, east boundary. Reduce east limb by 50% currently reaching through hawthorn tree into roadside. Northwest lower limb by 50% (create space for phone line and light for apple trees). South spread over drive 30% reduction, remove select water shoots for light to inner canopy. Need to maintain health of beautifultree. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jun 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Malvern Hills 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.
Public footpath 15 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 2
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
Inside the Colwall Stone 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 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 16 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 2

Last sold for £635,000 in October 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.

11 October 2024£635,000
22 March 2013£330,000

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

Building

Floor area138 m² (1,485 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Herefordshire
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
WR13 6ER
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Hope End
Parish
Colwall
Target decision
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
Decision date
5 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 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
1 Jul 2026
Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
1 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
FIVE DAY NOTICE - Removal of a six stemmed Cherry tree (ref Sketch C1). Two of the main s…
P232151/K
2016 Approved
Fell Cherry Tree
P160731/K
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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P242627/K
2024 Approved
Bowerfold Mathon Road Colwall Malvern Herefordshire WR13 6ER
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2017 Approved
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Proposed two storey side extension with external and internal alterations.
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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%).

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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

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.