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Graftonbury Court Grafton Lane Grafton Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8FA

Awaiting decision Herefordshire, County of P262884/J Works to trees covered by TPO

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Lawson cypress T1 - fell due to extensive dieback in upper crown. Scots pine T2 - fell due to low value that will remain following removal of dead and broken branches. Replace both trees with nursery grown stock in suitable location within site. Species to be agreed with Herefordshire Council but 1no. Scots pine and 1no. hornbeam initially proposed.

As published by the council, reference P262884/J

Application record

Reference
P262884/J
Type
Works to trees covered by TPO
Status
Valid
Received
30 Sep 2026
Validated
30 Sep 2026
Ward
Wormside
Parish
Grafton
Postcode
HR2 8FA

Comment by 29 October 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 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • P212741/J Granted

    Graftonbury Court Grafton Lane Grafton Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8FA

    T2: Oak; Quercus, Fagaceae - Fell due to excessive leaning over drive. T3: False Acacia; Robinia, Fabaceae - - Fell due to excessive leaning over drive

    Decided 5 Oct 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Sep 2026

    Received by Herefordshire, County of

  2. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 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

3 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 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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