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The Vergers House The Priory Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8EQ

P260847/KWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 22 April 2026

Council decision: Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Judas Tree - Crown reduce to reduce the overhang of branches over the house and roof

Received
20 March 2026
Ward
Leominster East
  1. Received20 Mar
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.10 Apr
  4. Target1 May
  5. Decided22 Apr

Decided in 33 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at The Vergers House The Priory Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8EQ. Herefordshire has handled 1,765 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 3 weeks quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Leominster Town conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Leominster East. We hold 5,202 applications in total for the HR6 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
HR6 8EQ
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Leominster

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2026
Consultation expiry
10 April 2026
Consultation start
20 March 2026
Consultation end
10 April 2026
Last date for comments
10 April 2026
Target decision date
1 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Gareth Higgs Tree Surgeon The Old Cider Mill Kingsland Leominster Herefordshire HR6 9SE

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Leominster Town
  • 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 (20)

flood storage 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.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    15 Oct

    Certificate of lawful development for installation of 8 solar panels on south facing roof.

    ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness (CLOPD)P252461/V
  2. 2024
    10 Apr

    Judas Tree, Cercis siliquastrun, in front of the house - reduce the canopy which presently touches the roof…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP240905/K
  3. 2021
    30 Nov

    T1- Juniper - Low Amenity value - Leaning towards Power-lines - Overgrown for Size of Garden and restricting…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP214392/K
  4. 2019
    4 Sep

    T1 - Judus Tree - in need of 15% Reduction as it is overhanging the house and it has already had a branch…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP193124/K
  5. 2013
    27 Feb

    Change of use from day centre back to residential use.

    ApprovedPlanning PermissionP130556/F
  6. 2010
    1 Feb

    Fell 1 x Leylandii

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaNC100288/K

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