Eastnor Castle Eastnor Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 1RL
Approved on 28 February 2014
Council decision: Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
Proposal
Remove 2 thuyas, fell 24 poplars & 111 noble fir
- Received
- 23 December 2013
- Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Ward
- Ledbury - prior 2015
- ReceivedReceived23 Dec
- ValidatedValidated23 Dec
- Consult.Consultation4 Feb
- TargetTarget Date3 Feb
- DecidedDecided28 Feb
Decided in 67 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at Eastnor Castle Eastnor Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 1RL. Herefordshire has handled 1,765 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 11 days longer than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Eastnor conservation area. There have been 15 other applications at this address. We hold 2,624 applications in total for the HR8 postcode area.
100% of works to trees in a conservation area applications at Herefordshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- HR8 1RL
- Application type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Eastnor
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 December 2013
- Consultation expiry
- 4 February 2014
- Consultation start
- 14 January 2014
- Consultation end
- 4 February 2014
- Last date for comments
- 4 February 2014
- Target decision date
- 3 February 2014
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- 2 New Street Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2DX
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 14 January 2014
Additional information
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Eastnor
- National Landscape (AONB): Malvern Hills
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202631 Jul
Restoration of the fireplace within the Gothic Drawing Room. The proposal involves the removal of a…
ApprovedListed building consentP261730/L - 202123 Sep
Proposed works to T38 - Crown reduction reducing 4m off height and 1/3off radii
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP213115/K - 202026 Oct
Repairs, strengthening and restoration of decorative footbridge.
WithdrawnListed building consentP203314/L - 202019 Oct
Proposed repairs and restoration of decorative ceilings within libraryand dining room.
WithdrawnListed building consentP203594/L - 20195 Jun
Proposed works to T390- Lucombe Oak reduce canopy by 2m, T393- Cedar, selective reduction of damaged limb by…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP191975/K - 201916 May
Proposed replacement sewage treatment plant.
ApprovedWasteP191734/N - 201914 Jan
Reinstatement of a Gothic gate Overthrow and Coat of Arms on Portcullis lodge.
ApprovedListed building consentP190120/L - 201911 Jan
Proposed works to various trees - see schedule of proposed works.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP190168/K - 201714 Jul
Works to trees
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP172599/K - 201614 Sep
Proposed works to various trees.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP162960/K - 201524 Aug
Selectively fell individual trees and replant with a mix of native Broadleaves and specimen trees
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP152504/K - 201311 Jul
Installation of safety bars to castle terrace battlements.
ApprovedListed building consentP131927/L - 201229 Nov
Fell 2 x Leylandii trees
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaN123501/K - 201224 Oct
Construction and conversion to form greenhouse in private garden of Eastnor Castle
ApprovedListed building consentN122804/L - 201210 Oct
Fell 3 x Conifer trees
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaN122883/K - 20108 Feb
Removal of an unspecified number of trees within Eastnor Castle Estateto facilitate the installation of…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaNE100339/K - 200612 May
Conversion of residential flat into castle offices.
ApprovedPlanning PermissionDCN061588/F - 200612 May
Conversion of residential flat to castle office, including two new external doorways, new internal doorways…
ApprovedListed building consentDCN061630/L - 200426 Oct
Proposed replacement external steps
ApprovedPlanning PermissionDCN044538/F - 200426 Oct
Proposed external steps
ApprovedListed building consentDCN044539/L
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