Bircher Hall Bircher Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0AX
Approved on 25 September 2026
Council decision: Trees covered by TPO – Consent Granted3 conditions
Proposal
The beech on the corner of our woods borders the main road and is showing signs of disease and has grown few leaves this year. It has been inspected by a tree surgeon and he has advised that it should be felled due to its proximity to the main road. We would look to replaceif possible with a similar tree.
- Received
- 17 August 2026
- Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Ward
- Bircher
- ReceivedReceived17 Aug
- ValidatedValidated17 Aug
- Consult.Consultation14 Sep
- TargetTarget Date12 Oct
- DecidedDecided25 Sep
Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at Bircher Hall Bircher Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0AX. Herefordshire has handled 591 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 137 applications across Bircher. 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 0AX
- Application type
- Works to trees covered by TPO
- Parish
- Croft and Yarpole
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 August 2026
- Consultation end
- 14 September 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 October 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Nicholas McGowan
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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.
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202512 Jan
Proposed works to 2 trees are on Bircher Halls ground. We would preferthat the trees were felled as we are…
WithdrawnWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP250179/K - 20195 Mar
Beech Tree (T1) - tighten & reduce crown by maximum 30%. Walnut Tree (T2) remove 3 side branches overhanging…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP190816/K
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