Wellington Primary School Wellington Hereford Herefordshire HR4 8AZ Data via plota.co.uk

P263041/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Valid

Proposal

T3 Flowering Cherry - remove dead tree. T8 Oak - Clean out deadwood branches. T9 Grey Alder - Remove deadwood stems. T13 Field Maple - crown lift to 18 foot. T14 & T15 Flowering Cherrys - clean out deadwood and crown lift to 18 foot. T17 & T18 Robinias - remove ivy bysevering at base. T20 Norway Maple - remove lower branches on the eastside to provide clearance from the gable end of the school building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Nov 2026, from Herefordshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Cave House
List entry 1301806 · 25 m away · 17 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 15 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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Historic England ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wye SAC (River Lugg SSSI)
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Scheduled monument 78 m away: Churchyard cross in St Margaret of Antioch's churchyard
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 2
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; Inside the Wellington (Herefordshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 19 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

Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
HR4 8AZ
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Queenswood
Parish
Wellington
Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Herefordshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
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
16 Oct 2026
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
16 Oct 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.