Planning application
Eastnor Castle Eastnor Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 1RL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Restoration of the fireplace within the Gothic Drawing Room. The proposal involves the removal of a non-original 20th-century grate andthe reinstatement of the original mid-19th-century fire basket and firedogs designed by A.W.N. Pugin, plus the addition of a new glass fireguard to assist with the draw of smoke from the lit fire.
As published by the council, reference P261730/L
Application record
- Reference
- P261730/L
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ledbury South
- Parish
- Eastnor
- Postcode
- HR8 1RL
Comment by 23 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Herefordshire, County of through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Herefordshire, County of register
This site has had 2 applications since 2002: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DCN023336/L Granted
Eastnor Castle Eastnor Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 1RL
Installation of goods lift.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2026
Received by Herefordshire, County of
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31 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 September 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 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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