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| General information | |
|---|---|
| Number | P243165/F |
| Current status | Valid |
| Decision | |
| Appeal decision | |
| Type | Planning Permission |
| Location | Land and farm buildings at Townsend Farm Westhide Herefordshire |
| Proposal | Proposed demolition of existing farm buildings and erection of six dwellings, garages, drainage and related landscaping works. |
| Parish | Westhide |
| Ward | Hagley |
| Easting/Northing | 358399 - 244084 |
| Case officer | Held Phosphates |
| Agent address | Tompkins Thomas Planning 13 Langland Drive Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0QG |
| Applicant address | C/o Agent |
| Publicity date | Thursday 30 January 2025 |
| Comments by | Thursday 14 May 2026 |
| Application dates | |
|---|---|
| Date received | Thursday 12 December 2024 |
| Date validated | Friday 10 January 2025 |
| Consultation start date | Thursday 30 January 2025 |
| Consultation end date | Thursday 14 May 2026 |
| Target determination date | Friday 7 March 2025 |
| Consultees | |
|---|---|
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Waste Operations |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 18 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Environmental Health & Trading Standards |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 30 January 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 30 January 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Operations Delivery |
| Address | Consultations Team (Natural England) County Hall Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP |
| Date consulted | 30 January 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Transport and Access Services |
| Address | Herefordshire Council H37 Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 30 January 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 30 January 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Herefordshire Council |
| Address | Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane Offices Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 30 January 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Transport and Access Services |
| Address | Herefordshire Council H37 Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 14 April 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Hagley |
| Address | c/o Governance Support, Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 24 July 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Westhide PC |
| Address | The Orchard Ridgehill Hereford HR2 8AG |
| Date consulted | 24 July 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Transport and Access Services |
| Address | Herefordshire Council H37 Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 24 July 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 24 July 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Herefordshire Council |
| Address | Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane Offices Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 12 August 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 24 July 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Waste Operations |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 24 July 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Dwr Cymru Welsh Water - Developer Services |
| Address | P.O. Box 3146 Linea Fortran Road Cardiff CF30 0EH |
| Date consulted | 24 July 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Balfour Beatty Living Places |
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT |
| Date consulted | 24 July 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Hagley |
| Address | c/o Governance Support, Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 8 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Westhide PC |
| Address | The Orchard Ridgehill Hereford HR2 8AG |
| Date consulted | 8 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Casework Assistant |
| Address | Historic England The Axis 10 Holliday Street Birmingham B1 1TG |
| Date consulted | 8 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Transport and Access Services |
| Address | Herefordshire Council H37 Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 8 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Herefordshire Council |
| Address | Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane Offices Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 8 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 8 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 8 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 8 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Development Management |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 8 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Waste Operations |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 8 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Balfour Beatty Living Places |
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT |
| Date consulted | 8 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Transport and Access Services |
| Address | Herefordshire Council H37 Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 23 April 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Ecology |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 23 April 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Balfour Beatty Living Places |
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT |
| Date consulted | 23 April 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Westhide PC |
| Address | The Orchard Ridgehill Hereford HR2 8AG |
| Date consulted | 23 April 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Hagley |
| Address | c/o Governance Support, Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 23 April 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Casework Assistant |
| Address | Historic England The Axis 10 Holliday Street Birmingham B1 1TG |
| Date consulted | 30 January 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | 60 Hafod Road Hereford Herefordshire HR1 1SQ |
| Date consulted | 30 January 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Herefordshire Wildlife Trust |
| Address | Queenswood Country Park and Arboretum Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0PY |
| Date consulted | 30 January 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Dwr Cymru Welsh Water - Developer Services |
| Address | P.O. Box 3146 Linea Fortran Road Cardiff CF30 0EH |
| Date consulted | 30 January 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Westhide PC |
| Address | The Orchard Ridgehill Hereford HR2 8AG |
| Date consulted | 30 January 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Hagley |
| Address | c/o Governance Support, Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 30 January 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Balfour Beatty Living Places |
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT |
| Date consulted | 20 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 20 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Conservation Department (Archaeology) |
| Address | Archive And Record Centre Fir Tree Lane Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6LA |
| Date consulted | 20 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Casework Assistant |
| Address | Historic England The Axis 10 Holliday Street Birmingham B1 1TG |
| Date consulted | 24 July 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Ecology |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 24 July 2026 |
Relevant documents
Application Form (1)
- R AppForm 515KB
Supporting Documents (29)
- AMENDED Nutriment Calculator 23/7/26 111KB
- SuDS Phosphorus Treatment Train Calculator 23/7/26 272KB
- Modified Rational Method Output 23/7/26 342KB
- R Response to Ecology comments July 2026 23/7/26 870KB
- Applicants Response to Parish Council comments dated 5/2/26 785KB
- R Additional Site Testing in relation to Drainage 23/4/26 3.1MB
- (1006) Westhide ATC 23/4/26 314KB
- (909) Westhide ATC 23/4/26 323KB
- R Response to Land Drainage comments 18/12/25 2.9MB
- AMENDED Heritage Statement 18/12/25 2.1MB
- R Certificate of Bulk Fibre Analysis 18/12/25 235KB
- Design Statement 18/12/25 750KB
- Statement in response to Objections 18/12/25 1.4MB
- LVIA 3 Comparison Outline Red Line without Houses (18/7/25) 1.9MB
- LVIA 2 Comparison Outline Red Line without Houses (18/7/25) 2.7MB
- R Flood Risk Assessment (18/7/25) 3.0MB
- Letter in response to Land Drainage comments (18/7/25) 689KB
- Covering Letter from Agent (18/7/25) 841KB
- Additional Heritage Commentary (18/7/25) 2.6MB
- LVIA 3 Comparison Outline Red Line with Houses (18/7/25) 1.9MB
- LVIA 2 Comparison Outline Red Line with Houses (18/7/25) 2.7MB
- BNG Metrics 4.2MB
- Ecological Survey Assessment 6.6MB
- Oakwrights Sustainable Practices 2.1MB
- R Treated Effluent Drainage 4.5MB
- R Surface Water Drainage Strategy 7.7MB
- R NUTRIENT NEUTRAL ASSESSMENT & MITIGATION STRATEGY 16.1MB
- Planning Statement 1.5MB
- 1006 Westhide ATC 322KB
Drawings (26)
- Biodiversity Plan 23/7/26 2.0MB
- AMENDED Plot 6 18/12/25 9.2MB
- AMENDED Plot 5 18/12/25 8.8MB
- AMENDED Plot 4 18/12/25 8.6MB
- AMENDED Plot 3 18/12/25 8.9MB
- AMENDED Proposed Site Plan (2) 18/12/25 2.1MB
- AMENDED Proposed Site Plan (1) 18/12/25 1.5MB
- AMENDED Proposed Plot 1 18/12/25 7.0MB
- Existing and Proposed Streetscene (LVIA) (18/7/25) 4.0MB
- AMENDED Proposed Location Plan (18/7/25) 1.5MB
- SUPERSEDED Proposed Site Plan (18/7/25) 2.8MB
- SUPERSEDED Proposed Plot 1 (18/7/25) 7.5MB
- SUPERSEDED Proposed Plot 6 (18/7/25) 7.5MB
- SUPERSEDED Proposed Plot 6 Garage (18/7/25) 837KB
- SUPERSEDED - PL.2647.WES - Plot 6 7.9MB
- SUPERSEDED PL.2647.WES - Plot 5 7.9MB
- SUPERSEDED PL.2647.WES - Plot 4 8.1MB
- SUPERSEDED PL.2647.WES - Plot 3 9.8MB
- PL.2647.WES - Plot 2 6.3MB
- SUPERSEDED PL.2647.WES - Plot 1 7.2MB
- PL.2647.Wes-51 - Biodiversitty Plan Existing 1.1MB
- PL.2647.Wes-50 - Landscape Proposed Rev H 1.1MB
- SUPERSEDED PL.2647.Wes-04 - Proposed Site Plan 2.1MB
- SUPERSEDED PL.2647.Wes-03 - Proposed Location Plan 1.5MB
- PL.2647.Wes-02 - Existing Location Plan 1.0MB
- PL.2647.Wes-01 - Existing Location Plan. 485KB
Photographs (1)
Correspondence (10)
- R Email from agent 23/7/26 – Response to Ecology comments July 2026 247KB
- Email exchange with Ward Cllr 11/6/26 RE: Application Status 142KB
- R Email rec'd from agent 5/5/26 1.1MB
- Email rec’d from agent 23/4/26 687KB
- Email exchange between case officer with Withington Group PC up to 8/1/26 238KB
- Email rec’d from agent 3 of 3 18/12/25 695KB
- Email rec’d from agent 2 of 3 18/12/25 674KB
- Email rec’d from agent 1 of 3 18/12/25 768KB
- Email rec’d from agent 2 of 2 (18/7/25) 461KB
- Email rec’d from agent 1 of 2 (18/7/25) 483KB
Representations (49)
- HRA Appropriate Assessment 14/10/26 (subject to Natural England representation) 360KB
- Further Ecology comments July 2026 59KB
- Further comments from Transportation 59KB
- R Mr C Willy Further OBJ 14.05.26 165KB
- Parish Council Comments 15KB
- Mr and Mrs Green Further Objection 14/5/26 143KB
- Further Comments from Land Drainage April 2026 61KB
- Parish Council Comments 05.02.26 240KB
- Further comments from Ecology February 2026 (Further Information Requested) 60KB
- R Mr C Willy Further OBJ 03.02.26 20.3MB
- R Mr C Willy Further OBJ 28.1.26 482KB
- Further Comments from Waste Management January 2026 40KB
- R S & A Green OBJ 26KB
- Land Drainage Comments January 2026 (Further Information Requested) 771KB
- Further comments from Building Conservation Officer January 2026 60KB
- Historic England Comments January 2026 157KB
- Transportation comments January 2026 58KB
- Further Land Drainage Comments October 2025 343KB
- Further comments from Principal Building Conservation Officer 51KB
- R Mr C Willy Further Obj 127KB
- Group Parish Council comment 13KB
- R Parish Council Comments 7.8.25 20KB
- R Mr S Green Obj 56KB
- R Mrs A Green Obj 592KB
- Welsh Water Comments 266KB
- Ecology Further Comments 45KB
- Transportation Further Comments 45KB
- Waste Management Further Comments 42KB
- Further Comments from Landscape 43KB
- Historic England Comments 70KB
- Comments from Ecology 47KB
- Further Comments from Transportation 45KB
- Land Drainage Comments 233KB
- Tree Officer Comments 46KB
- R Dr S Scotcher Obj 365KB
- Parish Council Comments 151KB
- Updated comments from Principal Building Conservation Officer 130KB
- R Mrs J Willy OBJ 92KB
- Comments from Principal Building Conservation Officer (Superseded) 52KB
- R Mr C Willy OBJ 113KB
- Comments from Archaeological Advisor 45KB
- R Mr I Merchant Comments 215KB
- R Crowley Associates on behalf of Mr & Mrs S Green Obj 587KB
- Welsh Water Comments 224KB
- Welsh Water Comments 272KB
- Comments from Landscape 47KB
- Transport Officer Response 46KB
- Nuisance Consultation Response 46KB
- Historic England Comments 71KB
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