Townsend House 15 Green Lane Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8QJ
Approved on 9 July 2026
Council decision: Trees covered by TPO – Consent Granted3 conditions
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Proposal
Carry out remedial crown reduction works to T1 (Irish Yew). Reduction in overall height to suitable live growth points/recent small branch breakouts in order to maintain the tree's natural form and long-term stability. Installation/adjustment of supportive branch wiring/tie system to help retain and maintain the tree's existing shape and structure.
- Received
- 19 May 2026
- Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Ward
- Leominster East
- ReceivedReceived19 May
- ValidatedValidated20 May
- Consult.Consultation17 Jun
- TargetTarget Date15 Jul
- DecidedDecided9 Jul
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at Townsend House 15 Green Lane Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8QJ. Herefordshire has handled 591 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Leominster Bargates conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 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.
91% of works to trees covered by tpo 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 8QJ
- Application type
- Works to trees covered by TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Leominster
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 May 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 17 June 2026
- Consultation start
- 20 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 17 June 2026
- Last date for comments
- 17 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 15 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 20 May 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Leominster BargatesPart of the site
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20254 Sep
Tree (T1) Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris) must be removed as it is dead and there is a chance is will fall and…
ApprovedWorks to trees covered by TPOP252534/J - 20187 Jun
T1 x 1 Cypress - Fell due to declining physiological condition. T2 & T3 x 2 Yews- Crown lift to a height of…
ApprovedWorks to trees covered by TPOP182111/J - 20082 Sep
Reduce crown on 1 Yew tree Covered by TPO No. 149 (A1).
ApprovedWorks to trees covered by TPOP082592/J
Source: Herefordshire
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