Aberhall Farm St Owens Cross Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8LL Data via plota.co.uk

P260775/F - Planning Permission Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from domestic ménage facility to commercial ménage facility. (Retrospective). (For DOC 2 see 262448) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Mar 2026
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Validated
27 Mar 2026
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Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2.
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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Other new applications on this street

18 Aug 2026Pending

The site address for this planning application is Aberhall Farm St Owens Cross Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8LL but we do not have the exact location and outline, please contact planning at planning_enquiries@herefordshire.gov.uk

Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 attached to planning...

P262448/XA2

Nearby new applications

18 Aug 2026Pending

The site address for this planning application is Aberhall Farm St Owens Cross Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8LL but we do not have the exact location and outline, please contact planning at planning_enquiries@herefordshire.gov.uk

Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 attached to planning...

P262448/XA2

Important details

Council
Herefordshire
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
HR2 8LL
Received
12 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Ward
Dinedor Hill
Parish
Hentland
Target decision
22 May 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
20 May 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 8 days faster than Herefordshire's median of 62 for changes of use. Approved, as 95% of changes of use here are.

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
9 Apr 2026
Comments by
11 May 2026
Site or press notice
9 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Proposed change of use from agricultural to the provision of a menage facility, including…
P231717/F
2019 Approved
Installation of 7 No. biomass boilers within an existing farm building, and the erection…
P192321/F
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved
Aberhall Farm B4521 From Wrens Nest To Yew T St Owens Cross Herefordshire HR2 8LL
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 6 & 7 or planning permission D…
P183367/XA2
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