Planning application
Land at Common Hill Reservoir, Common Hill Farm Fownhope Herefordshire HR1 4PZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The conversion of a redundant reservoir to a single unit of holiday accommodation with associated works
As published by the council, reference P261547/F
Application record
- Reference
- P261547/F
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 26 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Backbury
- Parish
- Fownhope
- Postcode
- HR1 4PZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 May 2026
Received by Herefordshire, County of
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11 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Herefordshire, County of took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
44 documents on file for this application
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