Herefordshire Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Herefordshire Council decided more than 2,500 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 6% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 54 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Herefordshire Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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29 October 2026 · Approved
Land at 10-12 Elmhurst Care Home Venns Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR1 1DE · P252525/F
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9 September 2026 · Approved
Barons Cross Garage Barons Cross Road Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8RS · P232978/O
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28 August 2026 · Refused
Spond Farm Spond Kington Herefordshire HR5 3LB · P261945/PA4
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28 August 2026 · Approved
Mount Craig Hall Pencraig Ross-on-Wye Herefordshire HR9 6JHP · P253678/O
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13 August 2026 · Approved
Land at 36-38 St Martin's Street Hereford HR2 7RE · P250805/F
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29 July 2026 · Approved
Field adjacent to Tump Lane Tump Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8HW · P232807/F
Figures for Herefordshire Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,500 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 6%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 54 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 2%of more than 450 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 130 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 24%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 53plan adopted 2015 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Herefordshire Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”
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“The main issue for consideration is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposed development would be consistent with local policies relating to the location of new housing development; • The effect of the proposed development upon the safe and efficient operation of the local highway…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposed development would be consistent with local policies relating to the location of new housing development; • The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area; • Whether…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.