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8 High Street Kington Herefordshire HR5 3AX

P262640/KWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 5 November 2026

Council decision: Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T;1 cherry tree, has split down the front ,customer would like to keep the tree, but need to make it safer by removing two limbs and removing 1 1/3 of the crown. To fit a tree brace in to prevent furthersplitting , and then reshape the tree by thinning slightly and reducing the crown by 5%

Received
28 September 2026
Ward
Kington
  1. Received28 Sep
  2. Validated28 Sep
  3. Consult.19 Oct
  4. Target9 Nov
  5. Decided5 Nov

Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at 8 High Street Kington Herefordshire HR5 3AX. Herefordshire has handled 1,765 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Kington conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Kington. We hold 823 applications in total for the HR5 postcode area.

100% 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
HR5 3AX
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Parish
Kington

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 September 2026
Consultation end
19 October 2026
Target decision date
9 November 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Nicholas McGowan

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Kington
  • Listed building: Grade II: 8, High StreetOn this site · +8 more
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Kington
  • 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 (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Herefordshire

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