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Eastnor Castle Eastnor Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 1RL

Awaiting decision Herefordshire, County of P261730/L Listed Building Consent

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.

  • DCN023336/L Granted

    Eastnor Castle Eastnor Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 1RL

    Installation of goods lift.

    Decided 24 Feb 2003 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Jun 2026

    Received by Herefordshire, County of

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Herefordshire, County of for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Herefordshire, County of decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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