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Herefordshire, County of

In the last 12 months, 95.5% of householder applications were approved in Herefordshire, County of (449 decided). A typical householder decision takes about ten weeks (median 68 days).

Full planning applications: 92.2% approved (448 decided).

Across all application types on record (1992-03-13–2026-12-12): 93.2% of 6,243 decisions approved.

37,486Total applications
5,820Approved
423Refused
335Withdrawn
761Pending
93.2%Approval rate (all types)
Check a property in Herefordshire, County of
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Householder 1,393 1,327 66
95.3%
Full Planning Application 1,382 1,254 128
90.7%
Discharge of Conditions 943 926 17
98.2%
Listed Building Consent 570 532 38
93.3%
Telecommunications 474 437 37
92.2%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 338 296 42
87.6%
Tree Works (TPO) 278 278 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 267 230 37
86.1%
Prior Approval (Class Q — Agricultural to Residential) 142 127 15
89.4%
Advertisement Consent 77 72 5
93.5%
Home Notification - Prior Approval 51 51 0
100.0%
Outline Planning 51 37 14
72.5%
Reserved Matters 45 45 0
100.0%
Permitted Development 43 38 5
88.4%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 27 21 6
77.8%
(Part 3) Class MA 25 23 2
92.0%
Council Development Reg 3 18 18 0
100.0%
Council Development Reg 4 18 18 0
100.0%
Biodiversity Gain Plan 16 16 0
100.0%
Enforcement 15 15 0
100.0%
(Part 14) All Classes - Prior Approval 14 14 0
100.0%
(Part 3) Class R - Prior Approval 11 11 0
100.0%
Permission in Principle 11 1 10
9.1%
Hereford Enterprise Zone 10 10 0
100.0%
Waste 5 5 0
100.0%
Electricity Prior Approval 5 5 0
100.0%
Vary/Discharge Obligation 3 3 0
100.0%
Public Service Infrastructure 3 3 0
100.0%
(Part 3) Class G - Prior Approval 3 3 0
100.0%
Regulation 75 2 2 0
100.0%
(Part 1) Class AA 1 0 1
0.0%
Conservation Area Demolitions 1 1 0
100.0%
Minerals 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 431 411
95.4%
2023-Q4 498 458
92.0%
2024-Q1 514 482
93.8%
2024-Q2 507 470
92.7%
2024-Q3 587 547
93.2%
2024-Q4 568 512
90.1%
2025-Q1 565 540
95.6%
2025-Q2 500 470
94.0%
2025-Q3 628 582
92.7%
2025-Q4 570 529
92.8%
2026-Q1 565 532
94.2%
2026-Q2 269 248
92.2%
2026-Q4 1 1
100.0%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Three Crosses 242 224 18
92.6%
Golden Valley South 234 216 18
92.3%
Hope End 233 215 18
92.3%
Central 231 221 10
95.7%
Golden Valley North 224 209 15
93.3%
Castle 220 199 21
90.5%
Birch 213 199 14
93.4%
Bircher 203 191 12
94.1%
Old Gore 203 194 9
95.6%
Llangarron 201 185 16
92.0%
Bishops Frome & Cradley 183 168 15
91.8%
Arrow 180 166 14
92.2%
Planning guides

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