H Westons & Sons Ltd (Applewood) Dymock Road Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2HT Data via plota.co.uk

P262349/F - Planning Permission Valid
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from Factory (B2) to Warehouse & Distribution (B8) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Validated
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Nov 2026 and 1 Dec 2026, from Herefordshire's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 12 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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 2; Inside the Ledbury 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 listed building 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 2HT
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Ledbury South
Parish
Ledbury
Target decision
12 Nov 2026

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Herefordshire usually decides changes of use by day 62.

Day 2240 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
21 Sept 2026
Comments by
12 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
21 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Countrywide Stores Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2JQ
Proposed erection of extension to the front of the existing industrialunit for production…
P211237/F
2020 Approved
Ornua Ingredients UK Limited, Hazel Park Dymock Road Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2JQ
Storage building (retrospective). (For DOC 2 3 4 5 see 210861)
P202980/F
2020 Approved
Former Countrywide Stores B4216 From C1310 To A417 Ledbury Bypass Ledbury Herefordshire
Creation of first floor for offices, changing/wash rooms, staff welfare with access stair…
P200030/F
2019 Approved
Hazel Park Dymock Road Ledbury HR8 2JQ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use from B2 to B1, instal…
P193767/V
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