Land at Manor Farm Rest Home Watery Lane Lower Bullingham Hereford HR2 6EP Data via plota.co.uk

P262732/F - Planning Permission Valid
DemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Demolition of existing structures and erection of 20 no. dwellings (Use Class C3) and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Nov 2026 and 2 Dec 2026, from Herefordshire's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 8

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Scheduled monument 81 m away: Lower Bullingham deserted medieval village
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 ↗
Special area of conservation 230 m away: River Wye / Afon Gwy (England)
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 233 m away: River Wye SSSI; Radon affected area, class 3; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Hereford built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

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
HR2 6EP
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Dinedor Hill
Parish
Lower Bullingham
Target decision
17 Dec 2026

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 91-day target. Herefordshire usually decides demolitions by day 63.

Day 2269 days to the 91-day target
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
2 Oct 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
2 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved
Kerry House Watery Lane Lower Bullingham Hereford Herefordshire HR2 6ER
Proposed Granny annexe outbuilding with sleeping accommodation.
P173937/FH
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings