Lodge Cottage The Homend Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 1AR Data via plota.co.uk

P262507/F - Planning Permission Valid
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of therapy centre (Use Class E(e)) to dwellinghouse (UseClass C3) - reversion to residential use whose change of use was permitted in 2014. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 21 Oct 2026 and 9 Nov 2026, from Herefordshire's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 15 Oct 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Building Adjoining Immediately North of the Malt House
List entry 1179923 · 9 m away · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 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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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 151 m away: Ledbury Cutting SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
National landscape 193 m away: Malvern Hills; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ledbury built-up area.
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
Planning Permission
Postcode
HR8 1AR
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Ledbury North
Parish
Ledbury
Target decision
21 Oct 2026

Decision outlook

Day 44 of the 56-day target. Herefordshire usually decides changes of use by day 62.

Day 4418 days to the predicted decision (day 62)
43%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
107decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Herefordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Herefordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Comments by
15 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
15 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Proposed extension (Retrospective).
P233360/L
2023 Approved
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Proposed extension (Retrospective).
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2022 Approved
Land off A438 (verge - green space off A438), near Plaister's End Ledbury HR8 1BA
FIVE DAY NOTICE: T1 Oak (dead) - fell down to ground level. Due to high risk of falling o…
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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Herefordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#224 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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