Planning application
Graftonbury Court Grafton Lane Grafton Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8FA
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 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 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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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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