The Firs Lower Derndale Westhope Herefordshire HR4 8BS
Approved on 14 May 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Not Required
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Proposal
Prior approval for a single storey extension. The extension will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 8 metres. The maximum height of the extension will be 4.5 metres and the height at the eaves of the extension will be 2.20 metres.
- Received
- 13 April 2026
- Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Ward
- Weobley
- ReceivedReceived13 Apr
- ValidatedValidated14 Apr
- Consult.Consultation13 May
- TargetTarget Date26 May
- DecidedDecided14 May
Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application for an extension at The Firs Lower Derndale Westhope Herefordshire HR4 8BS. Herefordshire has handled 126 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 4 weeks quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across Weobley. We hold 3,899 applications in total for the HR4 postcode area.
100% of home notification - prior approval 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
- HR4 8BS
- Application type
- Home Notification - Prior Approval
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Canon Pyon
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 13 May 2026
- Consultation start
- 17 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 13 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 13 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 26 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- AVarchitecture 17 Pentaloe Close Mordiford Hereford Herefordshire HR1 4LS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 17 April 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 13
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (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.
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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Source: Herefordshire
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