Garden Cottage Monkland Leominster Herefordshire HR6 9DB

P260139/FHFull HouseholderRefused

Householder

Refused on 13 March 2026

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Proposal

Removal of conditions 4 & 5 of planning permission 192805 (Proposed demolition of existing storm porch, erection of a replacement porch, rear single storey extension, garage and home office) - to allow the detached 1 bedroom outbuilding (the room above the garage) to be let out

Received: 19 January 2026
Council: Herefordshire Council
Ward: Leominster South

ReceivedReceived19 Jan
ValidatedValidated19 Jan
Consult.Consultation11 Mar
TargetTarget Date16 Mar
DecidedDecided13 Mar

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Garden Cottage Monkland Leominster Herefordshire HR6 9DB. Herefordshire has handled 6,375 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Leominster South. We hold 5,202 applications in total for the HR6 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

The operative part of the planning permission for which the current proposal seeks to vary (192805/FH) was the erection of an outbuilding to provide garage and ancillary living space for Garden Cottage. The proposed removal of condition 4 and 5 would remove the restriction placed upon the building which requires it to remain ancillary to Garden Cottage, explicitly seeking allowance for it to be used as a holiday let. The variation proposed under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is considered to be contrary to the description of development as approved. This would be at odds with the Finney principle as established in the Court of Appeal in 2019 and would be contrary to policy SD1 of the Herefordshire Local Plan – Core Strategy.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: HR6 9DB
Application type: Full Householder
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Monkland and Stretford

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 January 2026
Consultation expiry: 11 March 2026
Consultation start: 2 February 2026
Consultation end: 11 March 2026
Last date for comments: 11 March 2026
Target decision date: 16 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 2 February 2026

Additional information

Documents: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wye SAC (River Lugg SSSI)Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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.

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Source: Herefordshire

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