Planning application
The Old School House Weobley Hereford Herefordshire HR4 8QL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Purple Norway Maple: T3 on sketch plan. 1. Carry out a 15% crown thin to increase light penetration to the front of the property by removing approximately 15% of the live smaller branch structure, evenly distributed throughout the crown. 2. Crown lift to provide approximately 3.0 m clearance above ground levelaround the crown. Clear the main stem to approximately 2.5 m, retaining the two principal scaffold branches extending west and north, which shall be lifted by removing subordinate branches to achieve approximately 3.0 m clearance beneath them.
As published by the council, reference P262429/K
Application record
- Reference
- P262429/K
- Type
- Works to trees covered by TPO
- Status
- Determination Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Trees covered by TPO – Consent Granted
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Weobley
- Parish
- Weobley
- Postcode
- HR4 8QL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Herefordshire, County of register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P262429/J Granted
The Old School House Weobley Hereford Herefordshire HR4 8QL
Purple Norway Maple: T3 on sketch plan. 1. Carry out a 15% crown thin to increase light penetration to the front of the property by removing approximately 15% of the live smaller branch structure, evenly distributed throughout the crown. 2. Crown lift to provide approximately 3.0 m clearance above ground levelaround the crown. Clear the main stem to approximately 2.5 m, retaining the two principal scaffold branches extending west and north, which shall be lifted by removing subordinate branches to achieve approximately 3.0 m clearance beneath them.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by Herefordshire, County of
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Trees covered by TPO – Consent Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Herefordshire, County of granted permission on 25 September 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
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