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5 Bell Square Weobley Hereford Herefordshire HR4 8SE

P173037/KWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 27 September 2017

Council decision: Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed

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Proposal

Proposed removal of Leylandi hedge (37 feet long) on joint boundary atthe back of the house. This hedge is overgrown, dying, difficult to maintain and encroaching on neighbours pathway and preventing propertymaintenance. Replace with wooden fence panels, concrete posts and concrete base.

Received
12 August 2017
Ward
Weobley
  1. Received12 Aug
  2. Validated17 Aug
  3. Consult.8 Sep
  4. Target28 Sep
  5. Decided27 Sep

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 5 Bell Square Weobley Hereford Herefordshire HR4 8SE. Herefordshire has handled 1,326 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Weobley conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across Weobley. We hold 3,899 applications in total for the HR4 postcode area.

98% of trees 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
HR4 8SE
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Weobley

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 August 2017
Consultation expiry
8 September 2017
Consultation start
18 August 2017
Consultation end
8 September 2017
Last date for comments
8 September 2017
Target decision date
28 September 2017

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
18 August 2017

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: May CottageOn this site · +1 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wye SAC (River Lugg SSSI)Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    18 Mar

    20% crown reduction to Whitebeam and Rowan.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP181025/K

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