Planning application
Oakchurch Farm Staunton On Wye Hereford Herefordshire HR4 7NE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed water storage reservoir and two water transfer reservoirs to allow water storage for crop irrigation.
As published by the council, reference P262659/PA7
Application record
- Reference
- P262659/PA7
- Type
- All others - Prior Approval
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Staunton on Wye
- Postcode
- HR4 7NE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Herefordshire, County of register
This site has had 3 applications since 2003: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DCN032821/S Granted
Oakchurch Farm Staunton-On-Wye Hereford, Herefordshire HR4 7NE
Machinery Store
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DCN032534/O Granted
Oakchurch Farm Staunton-On-Wye Hereford, Herefordshire HR4 7NE
Agricultural worker's dwelling
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2026
Received by Herefordshire, County of
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 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
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 prior approval applications in a median of 11 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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