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23 Merwald Close Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8FA

P183565/KWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 8 November 2018

Council decision: Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed

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Proposal

Fall to ground level, Cherry Tree on front garden of 23 Merwald Close.Tree roots are growing back towards bungalow and the cherry fruit is becoming a problem for Mrs Vickress and her dog, who is eating the fallen cherries, which are also becoming a hazard for Mrs Vickress as she is an OAP. She plans to plant an ornamental tree in garden instead.

Received
25 September 2018
Ward
Leominster North & Rural
  1. Received25 Sep
  2. Validated25 Sep
  3. Consult.18 Oct
  4. Target6 Nov
  5. Decided8 Nov

Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 23 Merwald Close Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8FA. Herefordshire has handled 1,326 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Leominster Bridge Street conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Leominster North & Rural. We hold 5,202 applications in total for the HR6 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
HR6 8FA
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Leominster

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 September 2018
Consultation expiry
18 October 2018
Consultation start
27 September 2018
Consultation end
18 October 2018
Last date for comments
18 October 2018
Target decision date
6 November 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Derek Bufton Tree & Fencing 2 Ashford Manor Cottages Ashford Carbonell Ludlow SY8 4BS

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
27 September 2018

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Leominster Bridge Street
  • Listed building: Grade II: 97, Bridge StreetOn this site · +3 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wye SAC (River Lugg SSSI)Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Herefordshire

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