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Church House Cottage Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HN

P251127/KWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 28 May 2025

Council decision: Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed

Proposal

Proposed works to T1 Leylandii - reduce in height by approx 20' to clear cables (to same height as previous application for another Leylandii) T2 - Damson tree - cut back branches overhanging public footpath & to clear cables - 25% reduction.

Submitted
7 April 2025
  1. Received7 Apr
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 May

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Church House Cottage Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4HN. Herefordshire has handled 1,765 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Orleton conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 137 applications across Bircher. We hold 2,988 applications in total for the SY8 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
SY8 4HN
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: Orleton
  • 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, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    14 May

    Several branches have come down in the wind. To make them safe but notremove them altogether. T1, T2, T3, T4…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP261436/K
  2. 2025
    23 Jun

    5 DAY NOTICE - T1 - Leylandii - Reduced the tree by 20% 2 months ago. We had cut ivy around the tree, when we…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP251824/K
  3. 2025
    12 Feb

    To reduce in height by approx 20' to clear BT cable, 1 x Leylandii at front of property adjacent to roadside.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP250523/K
  4. 2020
    6 Oct

    Proposed works to T1 Walnut - Remove lowest branch to keep above hedge(5%0. T2 Silver Birch - Reduction to…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP203489/K
  5. 2005
    23 Sep

    To fell a Lawsons Cypress

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP053257/K

Source: Herefordshire

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