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Churchyard Cottage Church Lane Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HU

Decided Herefordshire, County of P242263/K Works to Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Proposed works to the ash, hazel, rowan and damson trees marked along the path we plan to do a 20% crown lift, pruning them back heavily to the boundary with the adjoining property to allow light and air to thefootpath underneath, as this is becoming dangerously slippery. One of these trees is rooted in the churchyard and as such is subject to a separate application. The trees included in this application are rooted in the neighbouring property no works will be undertake beyond the boundary of the church land.

As published by the council, reference P242263/K

Application record

Reference
P242263/K
Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Determination Made
Decision
Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
Received
4 Sep 2024
Validated
6 Sep 2024
Decided
4 Nov 2024
Ward
Bircher
Parish
Orleton
Postcode
SY8 4HU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Herefordshire, County of register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024.

  • P262573/FH Awaiting decision

    Churchyard Cottage Church Lane Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HU

    Restoration and proposed works to house, new boundary fence and gate, solar panels to adjoining barn and general landscaping.

    Submitted 2 Sep 2026 Householder
  • P262574/L Awaiting decision

    Churchyard Cottage Church Lane Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HU

    Restoration and proposed works to house, new boundary fence and gate, solar panels to adjoining barn and general landscaping.

    Submitted 2 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • P261080/L Withdrawn

    Churchyard Cottage Church Lane Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HU

    Erection of fence around the boundary and replacement gates.

    Decided 16 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2024

    Received by Herefordshire, County of

  2. 6 Sep 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed

  4. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Herefordshire, County of has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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