Herefordshire planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Herefordshire Council, updated daily. Herefordshire Council received 458 planning applications in the last 90 days, 2 of them major schemes. 97% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 8 days.
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Land at Trothlands Farm St Weonards Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8NZ
Single rural workers dwelling, St Weonards, reserved matters approval. Self-build home at Trothlands Farm following outline consent, fixing layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping. Groundworks, drainage, brickwork and roofing packages suit local subcontractors, with material specification…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Fields to the north of the A438 Hereford Road Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2RA
Three agricultural winter-fill reservoirs, Ledbury, prior approval stage. Construction of three water storage reservoirs on farmland north of the A438, filled in winter for agricultural water supply, submitted under permitted development prior approval. Earthworks, bunding, liner installation and…
GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping
34 Castle Street Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2NW
Dental practice refurbishment within a listed Hereford building. Converts a ground-floor office into a dental surgery with new flooring, lighting, HVAC, signage and rear AC unit. Dental fit-out, HVAC and heritage-sensitive joinery trades suit local contractors.
Fit-outM&E
Orchard Court Norton Canon Hereford Herefordshire HR4 7BP
General-purpose agricultural storage building, Herefordshire, at prior approval stage. Confirms whether prior approval is needed for a new farm store at Norton Canon before any building work starts. Steel portal frame, roof and wall cladding, concrete base and drainage packages suit Herefordshire…
GroundworksSteelCladding
New House Farm Risbury Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0NQ
Agricultural storage building prior approval determination, Leominster, Herefordshire. Determines whether prior approval is needed for a new general-purpose farm store at New House Farm, Risbury. Portal-frame steel, groundworks and roof and wall cladding are the packages for local agricultural…
GroundworksSteelCladding
37 Eign Gate Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0AB
Hereford ground-floor F1 teaching conversion, shopfront works, full application. Converts communal basement and ground-floor areas of a student building into teaching space, with shopfront alterations. Shopfront glazing, joinery and classroom fit-out packages suit local specialist subcontractors.
Fit-outGlazingJoinery
Land at and near Lea C of E Primary School Lea Ross-on-Wye HR9 7JY
Overhead line removal and new pole, Lea, Herefordshire, prior approval stage. Installs a new pole beside an HV pole to upgrade a transformer and remove overhead conductors near Lea primary school. Pole base groundworks and transformer electrical works suit local civils and network contractors.
GroundworksM&E
Trewen Meadows (Herefordshire Riding for the Disabled) Whitchurch Ross-On-Wye Herefordshire HR9 6ES
Three holiday log cabins beside the Whitchurch RDA Centre, Herefordshire. Change of use of land to site the cabins for riding-centre guests, at full permission stage. Concrete bases, drainage and service connections open groundworks and M&E packages, while supply of the timber lodges sits with…
GroundworksJoineryM&E
Netherhall Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 1DJ
Listed-building lift extension, Ledbury, full application reinstated. Extends the existing service staircase enclosure to house a new lift at Netherhall, with planning and listed building consent reinstated. Brickwork, steel, roofing and M&E lift installation are the live packages, with…
GroundworksBrickworkSteel
10 Aintree Avenue Hereford Herefordshire HR4 9NQ
Two-storey householder extension, Hereford, full application stage. Adds a two-storey extension to an existing house at 10 Aintree Avenue, with planning sought in full. Brickwork, roof structure, groundworks and joinery packages are open to local subcontractors and timber or brick suppliers.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Multiple Parcels of Agricultural Land Southern Link Road Corridor (151314) A465 - A49 Herefordshire
Southern Link Road enabling works EIA scoping request, Herefordshire, pre-application stage. Seeks a scoping opinion defining the environmental assessment for enabling works across agricultural land on the A465–A49 corridor. Survey, earthworks and ecology consultancies gain scope early, ahead of…
Land adjacent Maple Villa Ledgemoor Weobley Herefordshire
Non-material amendment to a two-dwelling reserved matters scheme in Weobley, Herefordshire. Moves plot 1 about 1.2m south-west within the consented layout without changing the substance of the permission. The parent scheme is still progressing toward build, so groundworks, brickwork and roofing…
Orchard Cottage Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 1LG
Condition variation for a Ledbury barn workshop, Herefordshire. Permits pre-booked educational workshops alongside approved light industrial use of an agricultural barn, amending conditions 4 and 5 of permission 261077. Minimal construction exposure, though teaching use may prompt light fit-out…
The Swan Watling Street Leintwardine Craven Arms Herefordshire SY7 0LW
Listed barn repair scheme with PV and roofing, Leintwardine, Herefordshire. Repairs the ancillary barn behind The Swan with rear PV, insulation, a new roof and two west windows, at listed building consent stage. Roofing, reinstated timber staircase, glazing and masonry make good suit…
Roof repairRenewablesInsulation
Lower Buckenhill Farm Fownhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4PX
Agricultural implement store prior notification, Fownhope, Herefordshire. Proposes a new machinery store on a working farm under permitted-development prior approval, with no full planning permission needed. Groundworks, steel portal frame, cladding and roofing packages suit local agricultural…
GroundworksSteelCladding
Planning appeals in Herefordshire Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Herefordshire Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Herefordshire Council, raw rate
27%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
28.3%
national rates applied to this caseload
1.3 percentage points below expected. Herefordshire Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
635 appeals counted, 530 judged either way (143 allowed, 387 dismissed), 105 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-05.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 26.1% | 28.8% | 430 | 418 | 109 |
| Enforcement Notice | 25% | 13.5% | 55 | 36 | 9 |
| Householder (HAS) | 37.9% | 35.6% | 29 | 29 | 11 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 20% | 36.9% | 20 | 20 | 4 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 23.1% | 25% | 14 | 13 | 3 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 50% | 33.3% | 8 | 8 | 4 |
8 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hedgerow | Too few judged | 17% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Herefordshire Council
Herefordshire Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Herefordshire Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent5 homes
- Affordable rent15 homes
- Shared ownership52 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Herefordshire Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- other97% (38 decided)
- agricultural100% (18 decided)
- infrastructure92% (12 decided)
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