Downton Castle Downton-On-The-Rock Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 2LF
Approved on 9 March 2026
Proposal
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 of Listed Building Consent 252706
- Received
- 10 February 2026
- Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Ward
- Mortimer
- ReceivedReceived10 Feb
- ValidatedValidated10 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date7 Apr
- DecidedDecided9 Mar
Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at Downton Castle Downton-On-The-Rock Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 2LF. Herefordshire has handled 3,241 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Mortimer. We hold 2,988 applications in total for the SY8 postcode area.
97% of pp - approval of details reserved by condition 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
- SY8 2LF
- Application type
- PP - Approval of details reserved by condition
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Downton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 12 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 12 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 7 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- Balfours 1-2 King Street Ludlow Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 1AQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 12 February 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 5
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Listed building: Grade II: Curvilinear Glasshouse in Kitchen Garden at Downton CastleOn or next to this site
- 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 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.
Associated applications
- 202610 Feb
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 of Listed Building Consent 252706
This applicationApprovedDischarge of conditionsP260418/XA2 - 20263 Feb
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 attached to planning permission 252706
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsideP260338/XA2
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20268 Jul
Reinstatement of roof with hatch access. New external stone staircase to first floor. Replacement window…
ApprovedListed building consentP261919/L - 201824 Sep
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 attached to planning permission 181711.
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP183605/XA2 - 20189 May
Proposed remedial repair/maintenance works to 2 no. caves (Hermit's Cave and North Bank Cave) within grounds…
ApprovedListed building consentP181711/L
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