Townsend Farm Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4JA Data via plota.co.uk

P262821/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Valid
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

reduction of the height of the hedge to 2-2.5m from the main road to allow greater visibility from the property and field and allowing the hedge to regenerate and thicken up Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Sept 2026
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Validated
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Nov 2026, from Herefordshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 26 Oct 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 6

Orleton conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 3; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Orleton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 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
SY8 4JA
Received
24 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Bircher
Parish
Orleton
Target decision
11 Nov 2026

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Herefordshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 36.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
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
5 Oct 2026
Comments by
26 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
5 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Application for prior notification for proposed agricultural steel framed building for ma…
P251078/PA7
2021 Approved
Proposed manure store.
P210296/F
2021 Approved
Proposed erection of an agricultural livestock building.
P210232/F
2020 Withdrawn
The proposed erection of an agricultural livestock building.
P201525/F
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Millbrook Cottage Millbrook Way Orleton Herefordshire SY8 4HW
Installation of a demountable aluminium flood barrier to all doorways which represent the…
P250258/L
2024 Approved
Little Gains Millbrook Way Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HW
T1 Korean Fir (approx. 20ft) - to be felled to allow more light into property and garden
P242028/K
2023 Approved
Land at Maidenhead Public House Green Lane Orleton Ludlow SY8 4JB
Proposed placement of 3 no. (3.7m x 6.5m) and 1 no. (3.7m x 8.0m) prefabricated holiday p…
P232889/F
2021 Approved
Orelton Surgery Millbrook Way Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HW
T1 - Double Stemmed Conifer- Liable to failure too large for garden area. To be Felled.
P212775/K
2021 Approved
Land at Perseverance Cottage Orleton Herefordshire
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4,6,8 & 9 attached to planning…
P210072/XA2
2020 Approved
The Mill Millbrook Way Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HW
Proposed structural pollarding of Willow tree. 30% maximum reduction of Tulip tree. Trimm…
P204224/K
2020 Approved
Taliesin Millbrook Way Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HW
Extend existing dropped kerb to facilitate reversing caravan onto existing driveway so as…
P202939/FH
2020 Withdrawn
Bakers Arms Green Lane Orleton Shropshire SY8 4JB
Change of use from public house and management accommodation to dwelling with annex.
P202442/F
2020 Approved
Land at Perseverance Cottage Orleton Herefordshire
Outline application for the erection of a 4 bed dwelling (all matters for consideration)(…
P201395/O
2020 Approved
Old Orchard 3 Millbrook Way Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HW
Fell Norway Spruce and Leylandi.
P200827/K
2019 Approved
Orelton Surgery Millbrook Way Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HW
Replace existing gravel carpark with tarmac, creation of 1 doctor space and 2 disabled. l…
P192536/F
2018 Approved
Trelawney Millbrook Way Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HW
Single storey side extension on footings of previously removed garage. Single storey exte…
P184428/FH
2018 Approved
Millbrook Cottage Millbrook Way Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HW
Propose to remove a storm damaged Leylandii. Reduce a Cherry tree by 30%. Reduce a Walnut…
P181304/K
2016 Approved
Little Gains Millbrook Way Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HW
Proposed single storey extension to provide garden room.
P161910/FH
2016 Refused
Little Gains Millbrook Way Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HW
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension to provide garden room.
P161340/V
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