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2 Dore View Dorstone Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6AJ

P252158/FHFull HouseholderRefused
Householder

Refused on 8 October 2025

3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Proposed two-storey extension and internal works. Replacement windows. Bike and wood store. Retaining wall and new boundary fencing. Solar panels. Removal of section of hedgerow.

Submitted
7 August 2025
  1. Received7 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Oct

Decided in 62 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at 2 Dore View Dorstone Hereford Herefordshire HR3 6AJ. Herefordshire has handled 6,375 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 6 days longer than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Dorstone conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Golden Valley North. We hold 1,896 applications in total for the HR3 postcode area.

96% of full householder 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 proposed extension, by virtue of its design, siting and appearance, would be an unacceptable form of development that would not be in keeping with the agricultural character of the building which would also result in harm to the character and appearance of the Dorstone Conservation Area. As such, the proposal would be contrary to policies LD1, LD4, SD1, SS6 and RA5 of the Herefordshire Local Plan- Core Strategy, ENV Policy 1 of the Dorstone Neighbourhood Development Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that promotes and reinforces the importance of a sense of place and conserving and enhancing the historic environment, with reference to Chapters 12 and 16.
  2. The proposal would have an overbearing / overshadowing effect on neighbouring properties and would diminish the natural light to their habitable rooms; thus detrimentally impacting the amenity of adjoining dwellings. As such the proposal is contrary to the Herefordshire Local Plan Core Strategy Policy SD1 and the relevant design policies of the National Planning Policy Framework
  3. Without sufficient information in support of the application in the form of an ecological survey there is legal and scientific uncertainty over effects on protected species and local biodiversity. The application does not demonstrate compliance with Herefordshire Core Strategy policies SS1, SS6, LD2 and RA5. The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, as amended by the Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019’ (the ‘Habitats Regulations’); Wildlife & Countryside Act (1981 amended); NPPF (2021); and NERC Act (2006) duty of care.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
HR3 6AJ
Application type
Full Householder

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

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, 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.

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Source: Herefordshire

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