Planning application
Lower House Farm Yarpole Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0BA
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Fir: Fell. Remove the mature fir tree to ground level. T2 Hornbeam:Prune. Crown-reduce the mature hornbeam by approximately 2 metres in height and 1.5-2 metres laterally, cutting back to suitable growth points.
As published by the council, reference P262820/K
Application record
- Reference
- P262820/K
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 24 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bircher
- Parish
- Croft and Yarpole
- Postcode
- HR6 0BA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2026
Received by Herefordshire, County of
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4 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 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
4 documents on file for this application
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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 tree works applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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