Chapters Cradley Malvern Herefordshire WR13 5LQ
Approved on 18 December 2025
Council decision: Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed
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Proposal
T1: Leylandii hedge 30m+ (starting at the four trees from electric gates to T2 Leylandii at bottom of drive) - fell to the section of hedge, leaving as near ground level as possible. T2: Leylandii trees (bottom of drive) - reduce the top crown down by 1-2m and leave tidy. T3: Cut back fallen willow and fell 2 leylandii behind hedge.
- Received
- 24 November 2025
- Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Ward
- Bishops Frome & Cradley
- ReceivedReceived24 Nov
- ValidatedValidated24 Nov
- Consult.Consultation18 Dec
- TargetTarget Date5 Jan
- DecidedDecided18 Dec
Decided in 24 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at Chapters Cradley Malvern Herefordshire WR13 5LQ. Herefordshire has handled 1,765 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 5 weeks quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Cradley conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across Bishops Frome & Cradley. We hold 1,736 applications in total for the WR13 postcode area.
99% 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
- WR13 5LQ
- Application type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Cradley
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 19 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 19 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 18 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 18 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 5 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- Acer Tree Services (Hereford) Limited Alumhurst Woolhope Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4QL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 19 December 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National Landscape (AONB): Malvern Hills
- 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 (20)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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, 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.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202524 Jul
T1: Silver Birch (dead) - dismantle down to ground level. T2: Silver Birch (dead) - dismantle down to ground…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP252134/K - 20219 Jun
Application for hedgerow removal notice.
ApprovedHedgerow RemovalP212317/H - 201725 Apr
Reduce Eider and Common Ash.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP171499/K - 201325 Oct
Reduce Oak tree over stables by 30% to reduce the amount of deadwood in the tree, reduce Silver Birch by 30%…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP132918/K - 201328 Feb
Remodel existing front porch and balcony. Remove existing timber cladding and timber/render.
ApprovedHouseholderP130599/FH - 201218 Dec
Removal of four sections of hedgerow within the boundary of the property.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaN123532/K
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