Planning application
1 Merrivale Farm Ross-On-Wye Herefordshire HR9 5JF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The works required would be to remove several branches and trim back to around 10 feet high above the path entrance location. Taking the branches back to just beyond the paths edge to allow for time of regrowth to not still encroach on the path.
As published by the council, reference P261335/J
Application record
- Reference
- P261335/J
- Type
- Works to trees covered by TPO
- Status
- Determination Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Trees covered by TPO – Consent Granted
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Ross East
- Parish
- Ross-on-Wye
- Postcode
- HR9 5JF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2026
Received by Herefordshire, County of
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21 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Trees covered by TPO – Consent Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Herefordshire, County of granted permission on 27 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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