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St Marys Church Kington Herefordshire HR5 3AG

P232105/KWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 4 September 2023

Council decision: Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed

Proposal

Proposed works to T4: Horse Chestnut - reduce to 19m (approx 6-8m off height). Reduce spread to approx 12-15m (approx3m off each side).

Submitted
6 July 2023
  1. Received6 Jul
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Sep

Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at St Marys Church Kington Herefordshire HR5 3AG. Herefordshire has handled 1,765 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Kington conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Kington. We hold 823 applications in total for the HR5 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
HR5 3AG
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Kington
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Kington
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Source: Herefordshire

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