St Mary Magdalene Church Church Lane Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NT Data via plota.co.uk

P263018/K - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Valid
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1. Wellingtonia (Sequoiadendron giganteum): Sever ivy at ground level. North side: reduce major limb by 10m and remaining secondary branches by 3m. South side: reduce secondary branches by 3m. Lightly thin remaining crown, removing dead, split or weak branches only, withno more than 10% of live branches removed. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Nov 2026, from Herefordshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 6

Grade I listed: Church of St Mary Magdalene
List entry 1349544 · 26 m away · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 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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Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument 52 m away: Eardisley Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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 3; Inside the Eardisley 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

Checked on 19 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
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
HR3 6NT
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Castle
Parish
Eardisley
Target decision
24 Nov 2026

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Herefordshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
96%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
509decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Herefordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Herefordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
14 Oct 2026
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
14 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
The Fuggles, 2 New Barns Church Road Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NT
Removal of Nordmann fir and replacement with small bush/tree.
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2025 Approved
Eardisley Church Of England Primary School Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
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Eardisley Church Of England Primary School Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
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2023 Approved
Eardisley Church Of England Primary School Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
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2024 Approved
Eardisley Church Of England Primary School Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
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2022 Approved
The Fuggles, 2 New Barns Church Road Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NT
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P220572/K
2021 Approved
Eardisley Church Of England Primary School Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
Provision of Early Years building.
P211863/F
2020 Approved
1 New Barns Church Road Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NT
Proposed works to Small Cherry T1 & T2 - fell due to poor condition. Norwegian? Maple T4…
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2020 Approved
Land at Castle Close Eardisley Herefordshire HR3 6NL
Proposed works to: T1 - Crown raise Conifer away from building 1m clearance. T2 - Remove…
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2018 Approved
Eardisley Church Of England Primary School Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NS
Proposed replacement of existing chainlink fencing to playing field with new green weldme…
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2018 Approved
The Fuggles, 2 New Barns Church Road Eardisley Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6NT
Reduction of snow damaged twisted Willows by 50% approx 5m in height.
P180477/K
2016 Approved
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Reduce the crown on Poplar tree by 20m.
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2016 Approved
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Herefordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#224 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings