Aylestone High School, Broadlands House Broadlands Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR1 1HY Data via plota.co.uk

P261204/PA7 - All others - Prior Approval Approved

Proposal

Application for prior notification for the proposed demolition of two prefabricated buildings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Apr 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

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.
Public footpath 8 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.
Local nature reserve 66 m away: Broadlands
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI 316 m away: River Lugg SSSI; Inside the Hereford 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 · 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
All others - Prior Approval
Postcode
HR1 1HY
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Aylestone Hill
Parish
Hereford
Target decision
19 May 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
8 May 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 16 days from validation, 47 days faster than Herefordshire's median of 63 for demolitions. Approved, as 95% of demolitions here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
81decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
24 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