| General information | |
|---|---|
| Number | P221524/F | 
| Current status | Determination Made | 
| Decision | Withdrawn | 
| Appeal decision | |
| Type | Planning Permission | 
| Location | Drakeley Farm Marden Hereford Herefordshire HR1 3ES | 
| Proposal | Erection of up to 13.5 hectares of fixed (i.e. non-rotating) 'Spanish' Polytunnels over soft fruit grown on 'table tops', excavations and ground profiling to form new winter storage reservoir and the erection of an agricultural storage building and 6 no. water storage tanks. | 
| Parish | Marden | 
| Ward | Sutton Walls | 
| Easting/Northing | 353094 - 248837 | 
| Agent address | Antony Aspbury Associates Ltd Unit 20 Park Lane Business Centre Park Lane Basford Nottingham NG6 0DW | 
| Applicant address | S&A Soft Fruits Limited Brook Farm Marden Hereford Herefordshire HR1 3ET | 
| Publicity date | Monday 23 May 2022 | 
| Comments by | Thursday 9 February 2023 | 
| Application dates | |
|---|---|
| Date received | Tuesday 10 May 2022 | 
| Date validated | Wednesday 18 May 2022 | 
| Consultation start date | Monday 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultation end date | Thursday 9 February 2023 | 
| Decision date | Thursday 13 April 2023 | 
| Target determination date | Friday 16 December 2022 | 
| Consultees | |
|---|---|
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Casework Assistant | 
| Address | Historic England The Axis 10 Holliday Street Birmingham B1 1TG | 
| Date consulted | 6 June 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment | 
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 6 June 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Sutton Walls | 
| Address | 14 Dernside Close Wellington Hereford HR4 8BP | 
| Date consulted | 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Marden PC | 
| Address | 83 Walkers Green Marden Herefordshire HR1 3EA | 
| Date consulted | 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Transportation H37 | 
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment | 
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | The Ramblers Association | 
| Address | 98 Gorsty Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR1 1UN | 
| Date consulted | 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | West Midlands Region Whitcliffe Ludlow Shropshire SY8 2HD | 
| Date consulted | 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Open Spaces Society (North) | 
| Address | The Old Vicarage Dolau Powys LD1 5TH | 
| Date consulted | 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Balfour Beatty Living Places | 
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT | 
| Date consulted | 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Hereford and Worcester Fire Service | 
| Address | 109-113 Hereford Fire Station St Owen Street Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2JP | 
| Date consulted | 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Dwr Cymru Welsh Water - Developer Services | 
| Address | P.O. Box 3146 Linea Fortran Road Cardiff CF30 0EH | 
| Date consulted | 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Public Rights of Way Development Officer | 
| Address | Balfour Beatty Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Industrial Estate HR2 6JT | 
| Date consulted | 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Environmental Health | 
| Address | 8 Herefordshire Council St Owen Street Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2PJ | 
| Date consulted | 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Operations Delivery | 
| Address | Consultations Team (Natural England) County Hall Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP | 
| Date consulted | 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Environment Agency | 
| Address | Hafren House Welshpool Road Shelton Shrewsbury SY3 8BB | 
| Date consulted | 23 May 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Sutton Walls | 
| Address | 14 Dernside Close Wellington Hereford HR4 8BP | 
| Date consulted | 15 July 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Marden PC | 
| Address | 83 Walkers Green Marden Herefordshire HR1 3EA | 
| Date consulted | 15 July 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Balfour Beatty Living Places | 
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT | 
| Date consulted | 15 July 2022 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Sutton Walls | 
| Address | 14 Dernside Close Wellington Hereford HR4 8BP | 
| Date consulted | 19 January 2023 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Marden PC | 
| Address | The Beeches Edwyn Ralph Herefordshire HR7 4LY | 
| Date consulted | 19 January 2023 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Herefordshire Council | 
| Address | Council Offices Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 19 January 2023 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane Offices Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 19 January 2023 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 19 January 2023 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment | 
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 19 January 2023 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Balfour Beatty Living Places | 
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT | 
| Date consulted | 19 January 2023 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Casework Assistant | 
| Address | Historic England The Axis 10 Holliday Street Birmingham B1 1TG | 
| Date consulted | 19 January 2023 | 
Relevant documents
Application Form (1)
- R AppForm 258KB
 
Decisions (1)
- Decision Notice 8KB
 
Supporting Documents (20)
- R - AMENDED Drainage Strategy 28/11/23 1.9MB
 - R Response to Consultees Covering Letter 652KB
 - R Response to Heritage Comments P221524 Rebuttal 1.2MB
 - Supporting SA Letter 99KB
 - N0837_Landscape Response to LPA comments 344KB
 - Final Technical Note (September 2022) 641KB
 - TECHNICAL NOTE: TN LLFA Response 23/11/22 2.7MB
 - R Flood Risk Assessment & Drainage Strategy 15.06.22 15.2MB
 - R Surface Water Nutrient Assessment 15.06.22 10.4MB
 - R Landscape and Visual Appraisal - Part 2 37.9MB
 - R Landscape and Visual Appraisal - Part 1 29.2MB
 - R Spatial Planning Statement 3.8MB
 - R Ecological Assessment 8.2MB
 - R Habitat Regulations Assessment 9.2MB
 - R Heritage Impact Assessment 16.3MB
 - R Transport Statement 3.3MB
 - Landscape Management Plan 626KB
 - Design and Access Statement 552KB
 - Planning Application List of Documents 145KB
 - R Covering Letter 1.6MB
 
Drawings (39)
- AMENDED Soft Landscaping Design Proposals sheet 1 - 23/11/22 3.2MB
 - AMENDED Soft Landscaping Design Proposals sheet 2 - 23/11/22 2.4MB
 - AMENDED Soft Landscaping Design Proposals sheet 3 - 23/11/22 1.6MB
 - AMENDED Soft Landscaping Design Proposals sheet 4 - 23/11/22 2.5MB
 - AMENDED Soft Landscaping Design Proposals sheet 5 - 23/11/22 1.8MB
 - AMENDED Soft Landscaping Design Proposals sheet 6 - 23/11/22 2.1MB
 - AMENDED Soft Landscaping Design Proposals sheet 7 - 23/11/22 1.3MB
 - AMENDED Soft Landscaping Design Proposals sheet 8 - 23/11/22 1.1MB
 - Overall Polytunnel Layout Plan 399KB
 - Hard Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 8 2.8MB
 - Hard Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 7 2.3MB
 - Hard Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 6 2.7MB
 - Hard Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 5 2.9MB
 - Hard Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 4 2.7MB
 - Hard Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 3 2.6MB
 - Hard Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 2 2.8MB
 - Hard Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 1 3.2MB
 - Soft Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 8 4.7MB
 - Soft Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 7 2.7MB
 - Soft Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 6 3.4MB
 - Soft Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 5 3.3MB
 - Soft Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 4 2.9MB
 - Soft Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 3 3.1MB
 - Soft Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 2 3.1MB
 - Soft Landscape Design Proposals Sheet 1 3.6MB
 - Drakeley Farm Storage Building 187KB
 - Tunnel specification Section Plan 151KB
 - Water Tanks Plans & Elevations 99KB
 - Site Location Plan 2.2MB
 - Sections Plan 11 130KB
 - Polytunnel Field Plan 9 135KB
 - Polytunnel Field Plan 8 215KB
 - Polytunnel Field Plan 7 136KB
 - Polytunnel Field Plan 6 128KB
 - Polytunnel Field plan 5 200KB
 - Topographical Survey 4 624KB
 - Topographical Survey 3 949KB
 - Topographical Survey 2 1.2MB
 - Site Plan 1 332KB
 
Representations (18)
- Drainage Engineer Comments 2.7MB
 - HBO comments 51KB
 - Ecology comments 45KB
 - Landscape Comments 45KB
 - Natural England Comments 100KB
 - Parish Council Further Comments 05.08.22 256KB
 - Highways comments 46KB
 - HBO Comments 45KB
 - Ecology comments 49KB
 - W Bannerman - The British Horse Society Comments 2.5MB
 - Landscape Comments 511KB
 - Historic England comment 280KB
 - Mr S Fellows, Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service Comments 257KB
 - R Herefordshire Wildlife Trust comments 553KB
 - Welsh Water Comments 468KB
 - Water Team Comments 262KB
 - R Forestry Commission Comments 1.7MB
 - PROW Comments 1.7MB