Land at Stony Cross Cradley Herefordshire WR13 5JB Data via plota.co.uk

P260619/F - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

New single storey dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Feb 2026
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Validated
26 Mar 2026
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Approved
24 Jul 2026

Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Birch Cottage, Grade II, 61 m away · 2 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 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Westfield (Herefordshire) 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 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

Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
WR13 5JB
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
26 Mar 2026
Ward
Bishops Frome & Cradley
Parish
Cradley
Target decision
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
24 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 120 days from validation, 45 days slower than Herefordshire's median of 75 for new homes. Approved, as 86% of new homes here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
96decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Herefordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Herefordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
1 Apr 2026
Comments by
23 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
1 Apr 2026
Herefordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#224 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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