| General information | |
|---|---|
| Number | P252381/F |
| Current status | Determination Made |
| Decision | Approved with Conditions |
| Appeal decision | |
| Type | Planning Permission |
| Location | Land to the West of Upton Court Upton Bishop Ross-On-Wye Herefordshire HR9 7UN |
| Proposal | Change of use of agricultural land to equestrian use to create an all-weather horse training loop. (For BGP see 261596) |
| Parish | Upton Bishop |
| Ward | Old Gore |
| Easting/Northing | 365539 - 227923 |
| Agent address | Assetsphere Ltd 5 Hound Street Sherborne Dorset DT9 3AB |
| Applicant address | Bailey Farms Upton Court Upton Bishop Ross-On-Wye Herefordshire HR9 7UN |
| Publicity date | Friday 12 September 2025 |
| Comments by | Thursday 9 October 2025 |
| Application dates | |
|---|---|
| Date received | Tuesday 19 August 2025 |
| Date validated | Tuesday 9 September 2025 |
| Consultation start date | Friday 12 September 2025 |
| Consultation end date | Thursday 9 October 2025 |
| Decision date | Wednesday 29 April 2026 |
| Target determination date | Friday 1 May 2026 |
| Consultees | |
|---|---|
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | National Gas (Transmission) |
| Address | Warwick Technology Park Gallows Hill Warwick |
| Date consulted | 12 September 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | The Ramblers Association |
| Address | 98 Gorsty Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR1 1UN |
| Date consulted | 12 September 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Public Rights of Way Development Officer |
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT |
| Date consulted | 12 September 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Open Spaces Society (South) |
| Address | The Gables Honeymoor Lane Eaton Bishop Hereford HR2 9QW |
| Date consulted | 12 September 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Casework Assistant |
| Address | Historic England The Axis 10 Holliday Street Birmingham B1 1TG |
| Date consulted | 12 September 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Upton Bishop PC |
| Address | Firs Welsh Newton Common Monmouth NP25 5RT |
| Date consulted | 12 September 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Old Gore (Conservative) |
| Address | Herefordshire Council, c/o Governance Support Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 12 September 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Environmental Health & Trading Standards |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 12 September 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 12 September 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 12 September 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Transport and Access Services |
| Address | Herefordshire Council H37 Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 12 September 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Balfour Beatty Living Places |
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT |
| Date consulted | 17 November 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 29 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 29 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Balfour Beatty Living Places |
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT |
| Date consulted | 29 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Old Gore (Conservative) |
| Address | Herefordshire Council, c/o Governance Support Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 7 April 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Upton Bishop PC |
| Address | Firs Welsh Newton Common Monmouth NP25 5RT |
| Date consulted | 7 April 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 7 April 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 6 October 2025 |
Relevant documents
Application Form (1)
- R App Form 462KB
Decisions (1)
- Decision Notice 254KB
Supporting Documents (15)
- Planning Notes and Management Prescriptions (received 23/4/2026) 370KB
- Planting Specification Rev A (received 23/4/2026) 121KB
- Planting Specification (2.4.26) 216KB
- Planting Management Specification 28.01.26 216KB
- Biodiversity Ecology Compliance Checklist 17.9.25 274KB
- Biodiversity Ecology Compliance Checkilist 274KB
- Climate Change Compliance Checklist 285KB
- HSL-250911074208-295-FinalOutcome 175KB
- BNG Metric v1.0 3.7MB
- BNG Metric v1.0 1.5MB
- R Covering Letter 456KB
- Design & Access Statement 457KB
- R 508_COU 06 BNG Statement 1.6MB
- R 508_COU 05 Ecology Report 17.7MB
- Climate Change Measures compliance checklist 285KB
Drawings (9)
- Proposed Landscaping Plan Rev. C (received 23/4/2026) 1.1MB
- AMENDED Proposed Landscaping Plan Rev B 2.4.26 1.1MB
- Proposed Landscaping Plan (AMEDNED to include blue line) 5.2.26 1.2MB
- Proposed Landscaping Plan 28.01.26 1.2MB
- 508_COU 04_ Bailey Farms Detail 198KB
- Flood map 563KB
- Proposed Site Plan 123KB
- Existing Site Plan 77KB
- Location Plan 1.5MB
Correspondence (7)
- R Email exchange with Parish Council Clerk 9.4.26 611KB
- Email exchange regarding additional landscaping requirements 19.2.26 622KB
- Senior Landscape Architect 19.2.26 733KB
- Further clarification regarding use and biodiversity mitigation 29.1.26 672KB
- Email regarding landscaping proposals and drainage clarification 28.1.26 596KB
- R Email - Agent to LPA: OWNERSHIP, LANDSCAPING AND EOT AGREED 644KB
- LPA TO Agent: Supporting Information Required: 14 Nov 2025 788KB
Representations (16)
- Senior Landscape Officer 23.4.26 31KB
- Landscape Comments 20.4.26 117KB
- Landscape comments 12.2.26 1.5MB
- Land Drainage Comments 461KB
- Ecology comments 29.1.26 62KB
- Parish Council Comments 405KB
- Parish Council Comments 04.11.25 403KB
- HBO Comments to LPA: 21 OCT 2025 492KB
- Landscape Officer Comments 328KB
- Ecology 48KB
- Ecology 45KB
- R Mr S Tierney Comments 13KB
- Environmental Health 46KB
- Transport 45KB
- PROW Comments 108KB
- Historic England Comments 69KB
Officer Report (1)
- Delegated Report 1.5MB