Lowe Farm Much Dewchurch Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8DG
Refused on 30 April 2026
Proposal
Retention of mobile home for 24hr site security.
- Received
- 10 February 2026
- Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Ward
- Wormside
- ReceivedReceived10 Feb
- ValidatedValidated5 Mar
- Consult.Consultation10 Apr
- TargetTarget Date30 Apr
- DecidedDecided30 Apr
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at Lowe Farm Much Dewchurch Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8DG. Herefordshire has handled 13,455 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Wormside. We hold 6,432 applications in total for the HR2 postcode area.
92% of planning permission 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 proposal is contrary to policy RA4 of the Herefordshire Local Plan – Core Strategy, in that the applicant has failed to demonstrate that there is an essential functional need to live on site. Absent of a demonstrable essential need, the proposal represents new residential development in the open countryside, beyond any identified settlement and is consequently represents and unsustainable form of development contrary to policies SS1 and RA3 of the Herefordshire Local Plan – Core Strategy and the National Planning Policy Framework.
- The application site lies within the River Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC) catchment and triggers the requirement for a Habitat Regulations Assessment. Under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended) there is a requirement to establish beyond all reasonable scientific doubt that there will not be an adverse effect on the integrity of the River Wye SAC (Lugg sub catchment) which is currently failing its water quality targets. There have been no formal drainage documents submitted in support of this application which therefore has failed to demonstrate that the proposed development will not have an adverse impact upon the integrity of the SAC. The proposal therefore fails to meet the requirements of policies LD2, SD3 and SD4 of the Herefordshire Local Plan - Core Strategy and the National Planning Policy Framework (paragraph 194c), together with the provisions set out in The Conservation and Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended).
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- HR2 8DG
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Much Dewchurch
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 10 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 11 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 10 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 10 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 30 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 11 March 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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.
Source: Herefordshire
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