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Hillcrest 143 Bargates Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8QS

P211950/KWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 28 June 2021

Council decision: Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Copper Beech (T1) - reduce canopy to 12 metres from main stem, giving approximately 3 metres clearance to building, shaping through from lower canopy to upper canopy. Remove any broken or fractured branches together with deadwood if found during climbing. Beech tree (T2) - reduce in height to approximately 15 metres, thinning internal uprightshoots to a suitable live point, and reduce laterals growing towards property to balance. Reason - Encroaching property

Received
14 May 2021
Ward
Leominster South
  1. Received14 May
  2. Validated14 May
  3. Consult.9 Jun
  4. Target25 Jun
  5. Decided28 Jun

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Hillcrest 143 Bargates Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8QS. Herefordshire has handled 1,326 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Leominster Bargates conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Leominster South. 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 8QS
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Leominster

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 May 2021
Consultation expiry
9 June 2021
Consultation start
18 May 2021
Consultation end
9 June 2021
Last date for comments
9 June 2021
Target decision date
25 June 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Adrian Hope Tree Services Ribston Lawn Much Marcle Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2ND

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
18 May 2021

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Leominster Bargates
  • 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, listed buildings, 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.

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

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

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    30 Aug

    Propose to pollard large Willow tree; reduction of back hedge to regulation height; removal of medium sized…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP222924/K
  2. 2020
    9 Mar

    Reduce 3 leylandii trees by 50%.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP200852/K
  3. 2017
    13 Apr

    Proposed works to various trees T1, T2, T3.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP171394/K
  4. 2011
    5 Jul

    Fell 1 x Apple & 1 x Pear tree

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaN111796/K
  5. 2010
    28 Sep

    Reduce by 30% 1 Weeping Willow.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaN102560/K
  6. 2010
    4 May

    Alterations and refurbishment of existing outbuilding to create additional room to main dwelling and the…

    ApprovedHouseholderNC101029/FH

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