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Hop Pickers Shed Dormington Herefordshire HR1 4ES

P253231/JWorks to trees covered by TPORefused

Refused on 14 January 2026

3 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Remove 2 sycamores pollards (T1 and T2). The trees are within 4m of the building footprint and it is anticipated the spread of the roots will encroach under the building where new footings shall be installed.

Submitted
25 November 2025
  1. Received25 Nov
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Jan

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Hop Pickers Shed Dormington Herefordshire HR1 4ES. Herefordshire has handled 591 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 72 applications across Backbury. We hold 4,125 applications in total for the HR1 postcode area.

91% of works to trees covered by tpo 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. Loss of amenity value the trees present
  2. Loss of an arboricultural feature protected due to development
  3. Recent unauthorised works to ‘pollard’ the trees Natural Environment Team Planning Services PO Box 4 HR4 0XH

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
HR1 4ES
Application type
Works to trees covered by TPO

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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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