Masonic Temple Wilton Road Wilton Ross-on-Wye Herefordshire HR9 7BX

P233198/FPlanning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 8 April 2024

Council decision: Approved with Conditions7 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Proposed change of use of former Masonic Hall to two self-contained residential apartments (C3) with associated work (DOC 7 see 241015)

Received: 27 October 2023
Council: Herefordshire Council
Ward: Ross West

ReceivedReceived27 Oct
ValidatedValidated27 Oct
Consult.Consultation30 Nov
TargetTarget Date12 Apr
DecidedDecided8 Apr

Decided in 164 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Masonic Temple Wilton Road Wilton Ross-on-Wye Herefordshire HR9 7BX. Herefordshire has handled 3,767 applications of this type. This one was decided in 164 days, 15 weeks longer than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Ross-on-Wye conservation area, with 19 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Ross West. We hold 4,980 applications in total for the HR9 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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Application details

Postcode: HR9 7BX
Application type: Planning Permission
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Ross-on-Wye Town

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 October 2023
Consultation expiry: 30 November 2023
Consultation start: 3 November 2023
Consultation end: 30 November 2023
Last date for comments: 30 November 2023
Target decision date: 12 April 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Tompkins Thomas Planning 13 Langland Drive Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0QG

Planning decision

Statutory period: 168 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 3 November 2023

Additional information

Documents: 35

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Ross-on-Wye
Listed building: Grade II: Masonic HallOn this site · +1 more
Heritage at Risk Register: Ross-on-Wye
National Landscape (AONB): Wye Valley
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 (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Source: Herefordshire

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