Planning application
York Cottage Luston Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0AR
Works: Trees Small domestic
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Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Yew Tree (Y) at York Cottage - remove 2x small branches on southern side, as these are now impacting the shed roof and causing damage. Give the whole canopy a gentle reduction (approx 15%)
As published by the council, reference P262956/K
Application record
- Reference
- P262956/K
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 6 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Bircher
- Parish
- Luston
- Postcode
- HR6 0AR
Comment by 28 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 3 applications since 2003: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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DCN033170/F Granted
York Cottage Luston Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0AR
Two storey extension at rear
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DCN030648/F Refused
York Cottage Luston Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0AR
2 storey extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2026
Received by Herefordshire, County of
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12 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 December 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
2 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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