Eastnor Castle Eastnor Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 1RL
Approved on 23 September 2026
Council decision: Approved with Conditions2 conditions
Proposal
Restoration of the fireplace within the Gothic Drawing Room. The proposal involves the removal of a non-original 20th-century grate andthe reinstatement of the original mid-19th-century fire basket and firedogs designed by A.W.N. Pugin, plus the addition of a new glass fireguard to assist with the draw of smoke from the lit fire.
- Received
- 11 June 2026
- Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Ward
- Ledbury South
- ReceivedReceived11 Jun
- ValidatedValidated31 Jul
- Consult.Consultation4 Sep
- TargetTarget Date25 Sep
- DecidedDecided23 Sep
Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a listed building consent application at Eastnor Castle Eastnor Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 1RL. Herefordshire has handled 3,304 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in the Eastnor conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 15 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Ledbury South. We hold 2,624 applications in total for the HR8 postcode area.
95% of listed building consent 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
- HR8 1RL
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Eastnor
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 July 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 4 September 2026
- Consultation start
- 6 August 2026
- Consultation end
- 4 September 2026
- Last date for comments
- 4 September 2026
- Target decision date
- 25 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Eastnor Estate Estate Office Eastnor Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 1RD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 6 August 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 17
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Eastnor
- National Landscape (AONB): Malvern Hills
- 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 (18)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, 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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© 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.
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Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202123 Sep
Proposed works to T38 - Crown reduction reducing 4m off height and 1/3off radii
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP213115/K - 202026 Oct
Repairs, strengthening and restoration of decorative footbridge.
WithdrawnListed building consentP203314/L - 202019 Oct
Proposed repairs and restoration of decorative ceilings within libraryand dining room.
WithdrawnListed building consentP203594/L - 20195 Jun
Proposed works to T390- Lucombe Oak reduce canopy by 2m, T393- Cedar, selective reduction of damaged limb by…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP191975/K - 201916 May
Proposed replacement sewage treatment plant.
ApprovedWasteP191734/N - 201914 Jan
Reinstatement of a Gothic gate Overthrow and Coat of Arms on Portcullis lodge.
ApprovedListed building consentP190120/L - 201911 Jan
Proposed works to various trees - see schedule of proposed works.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP190168/K - 201714 Jul
Works to trees
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP172599/K - 201614 Sep
Proposed works to various trees.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP162960/K - 201524 Aug
Selectively fell individual trees and replant with a mix of native Broadleaves and specimen trees
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP152504/K - 201323 Dec
Remove 2 thuyas, fell 24 poplars & 111 noble fir
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP133544/K - 201311 Jul
Installation of safety bars to castle terrace battlements.
ApprovedListed building consentP131927/L - 201229 Nov
Fell 2 x Leylandii trees
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaN123501/K - 201224 Oct
Construction and conversion to form greenhouse in private garden of Eastnor Castle
ApprovedListed building consentN122804/L - 201210 Oct
Fell 3 x Conifer trees
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaN122883/K - 20108 Feb
Removal of an unspecified number of trees within Eastnor Castle Estateto facilitate the installation of…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaNE100339/K - 200612 May
Conversion of residential flat into castle offices.
ApprovedPlanning PermissionDCN061588/F - 200612 May
Conversion of residential flat to castle office, including two new external doorways, new internal doorways…
ApprovedListed building consentDCN061630/L - 200426 Oct
Proposed replacement external steps
ApprovedPlanning PermissionDCN044538/F - 200426 Oct
Proposed external steps
ApprovedListed building consentDCN044539/L
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