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Land at Day One Ryelands Road Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8NZ

P212414/FPlanning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 7 August 2025

2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Proposed demolition of existing printing works and construction of a new 12Bed care home for adults with specialist needs plus associated car parking and private gardens.

Received
16 June 2021
Ward
Leominster South
  1. Received16 Jun
  2. Validated16 Jun
  3. Consult.6 Mar
  4. Target31 Jul
  5. Decided7 Aug

Decided in 1513 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Land at Day One Ryelands Road Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8NZ. Herefordshire has handled 3,767 applications of this type. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

92% of full applications at Herefordshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The application fails to provide a Preliminary Roost Assessment or other ecological survey to assess the potential presence of protected species, such as bats, within the building proposed for demolition. In the absence of such information, the Local Planning Authority cannot conclude that the development would not result in harm to biodiversity. As such, this represents a failure to accord with Policy LD2 of the Herefordshire Local Plan – Core Strategy, the Leominster Neighbourhood Development Plan, and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The application site lies within the hydrological catchment of the River Lugg Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), which forms part of the River Wye and River Lugg Special Area of Conservation (SAC), a designated European site currently in unfavourable condition. While a positive Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) has been progressed, the necessary mitigation, namely the securing of phosphate credits through Herefordshire Council’s nutrient mitigation scheme, has not been secured via a legal agreement. In the absence of legally binding mitigation, the Local Planning Authority cannot rule out adverse effects on the integrity of the designated site. The proposal therefore fails to comply with the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended), Policy SD4 of the Herefordshire Local Plan – Core Strategy, and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
HR6 8NZ
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Leominster

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 June 2021
Consultation expiry
6 March 2025
Consultation start
5 July 2021
Consultation end
6 March 2025
Last date for comments
6 March 2025
Target decision date
31 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Design Build Solutions Ltd 3 Kings Road Brislington Bristol BS4 3HH

Planning decision

Statutory period
1506 days

Publicity

Last advertised
5 July 2021

Additional information

Documents
52

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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