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Hazelhurst Nursing Home Bishopswood Ross-On-Wye Herefordshire HR9 5QX

Refused Herefordshire, County of P260065/J Works to trees covered by TPO

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Oak tree - undertake a crown reduction approx 30% to reduce its height/spread which is currently listing heavily towards the adjacent bungalow, in doing so it will reduce exposure to storm damage. Silver Birch - requires a third reduction of it crown as exposed to the wind in its elevated position above the bungalow. Needs to be managed to ensure that it doesn't become a risk to the property below. See application form and annotated photos for additional information.

As published by the council, reference P260065/J

Application record

Reference
P260065/J
Type
Works to trees covered by TPO
Status
Determination Made
Decision
Trees covered by TPO – Consent Refused
Received
12 Jan 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Decided
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Kerne Bridge
Parish
Walford
Postcode
HR9 5QX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Herefordshire, County of register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • P193777/J Granted

    Hazelhurst Nursing Home Bishopswood Ross-On-Wye Herefordshire HR9 5QX

    T1 Mature Beech infected with Kretzschmaria deusta and Ganoderma - fell to a height of approximately 4m. T2 Group of Ash trees all showing signs of fairly advance Ash die back- fell to ground level.

    Decided 7 Dec 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jan 2026

    Received by Herefordshire, County of

  2. 12 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Trees covered by TPO – Consent Refused

  4. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Herefordshire, County of refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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