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| General information | |
|---|---|
| Number | P252800/F | 
| Current status | Valid | 
| Decision | |
| Appeal decision | |
| Type | Planning Permission | 
| Location | Open Space Land The Rugg, Land at Mappenors Lane and The Rugg North The Rugg Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8TG | 
| Proposal | Erection of 27 affordable homes with associated parking, landscaping and ancillary works. | 
| Parish | Leominster | 
| Ward | Leominster West | 
| Easting/Northing | 348985 - 259371 | 
| Case officer | Adam Lewis | 
| Applicant address | J Harper & Sons (Leominster) Limited J Harper And Sons Southern Avenue Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0QF | 
| Publicity date | Wednesday 15 October 2025 | 
| Comments by | Thursday 13 November 2025 | 
| Application dates | |
|---|---|
| Date received | Monday 29 September 2025 | 
| Date validated | Thursday 9 October 2025 | 
| Consultation start date | Wednesday 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultation end date | Thursday 13 November 2025 | 
| Target determination date | Thursday 8 January 2026 | 
| Consultees | |
|---|---|
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Environment Agency | 
| Address | Hafren House Welshpool Road Shelton Shropshire SY3 8BB | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Balfour Beatty Living Places | 
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Public Rights of Way Development Officer | 
| Address | Balfour Beatty Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Industrial Estate HR2 6JT | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | The Ramblers Association | 
| Address | 98 Gorsty Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR1 1UN | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | Queenswood Country Park and Arboretum Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0PY | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care Board | 
| Address | Kirkham House John Comyn Drive Worcester WR3 7NS | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Children and Young People (Education) | 
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Herefordshire Council | 
| Address | Culture and Leisure Deaprtment Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR6 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Hereford and Worcester Fire Service | 
| Address | 109-113 Hereford Fire Station St Owen Street Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2JP | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Open Spaces Society (North) | 
| Address | The Old Vicarage Dolau Powys LD1 5TH | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Operations Delivery | 
| Address | Consultations Team (Natural England) County Hall Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Waste Operations | 
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Housing Partnerships | 
| Address | Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0XH | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Herefordshire Council (Parks/Countryside) | 
| Address | Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Environmental Health & Trading Standards | 
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Environmental Health & Trading Standards | 
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Environmental Health & Trading Standards | 
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Dwr Cymru Welsh Water - Developer Services | 
| Address | P.O. Box 3146 Linea Fortran Road Cardiff CF30 0EH | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Herefordshire Council (Planning Obligations) | 
| Address | Planning Obligations Manager Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment | 
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Conservation Department (Archaeology) | 
| Address | Archive And Record Centre Fir Tree Lane Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6LA | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Herefordshire Council | 
| Address | Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane Offices Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment | 
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Transport and Access Services | 
| Address | Herefordshire Council H37 Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Leominster Town Council | 
| Address | 11 Town Council Offices Corn Square Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8YP | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Leominster East | 
| Address | Cwm Yoy Ryelands Road Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8PN | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Leominster North & Rural | 
| Address | Meadowlands Salwey Lane Brimfield Herefordshire SY8 4NL | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Leominster West | 
| Address | 37 Oldfields Close Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8TL | 
| Date consulted | 15 October 2025 | 
Relevant documents
Application Form (1)
- R Application Form 2.0MB
 
Supporting Documents (14)
- R Phosphate Calculator October 2025 - email 1.0MB
 - FRA Addendum October 2025 534KB
 - Phosphate Calculator October 2025 3.3MB
 - R 23177_1_Phase I Desk Study Report 20.7MB
 - SA54653_Flood Risk Assessment & Preliminary Drainage Strategy 9.7MB
 - R 1920AIA - Arboricultural Impact Assessment 2.6MB
 - 1920 GIS Green Infrastructure Statement 10.4MB
 - 5537-P-4000 Design & Access Statement 9.5MB
 - 1920SM rev0 The Statutory Biodiversity Metric 3.7MB
 - SA54653_TS1_Issue 1.0 Transport Statement 9.2MB
 - 1920-Preliminary Ecological Appraisal 7.9MB
 - 1920-Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan 5.1MB
 - R P8698-R1-V1 Air Quality Assessment 20.1MB
 - NB 25232 Planning Statement v1 1.2MB
 
Drawings (34)
- SA54653-BRY-ST-P-C-0501-A Prelimininary Drainage Strategy 1.1MB
 - SA54653-BRY-ST-P-C-0103-A Swept Path Assessment 2.4MB
 - SA54653-BRY-ST-P-C-0102-A Prelimininary Access Layout 803KB
 - SA54653-BRY-ST-P-C-0101-A Prelimininary Levels Layout 721KB
 - 1920-R1 BIA Baseline Habitat Map 2.5MB
 - 1920-Habitat Retention Plan 2.7MB
 - 1920- Landscape & Ecological Enhancement Scheme 2.8MB
 - 5537-P-100C Site Layout 3.6MB
 - 5537-P-103 Refuse Collection Plan 1.5MB
 - 5537-P-102 Boundary Treatment Plan 1.2MB
 - 5537-P-101 Materials Plan 1.2MB
 - 5537-P-800 Indicative Street Scenes and Site Sections 4.9MB
 - 5537-P-709 4Bed 6Person House Type Proposed Elevations 1.2MB
 - 5537-P-708 3Bed 5Person House Type 2 Proposed Elevations 855KB
 - 5537-P-707 3Bed 4Person House Type 2 Proposed Elevations 908KB
 - 5537-P-706 3Bed 4Person House Type 1 Proposed Elevations 914KB
 - 5537-P-705 2Bed 4Person House Type 3 Proposed Elevations 1.1MB
 - 5537-P-704 2Bed 4Person House Type 2 Proposed Elevations 904KB
 - 5537-P-703 2Bed 4Person House Type 1 Proposed Elevations 970KB
 - 5537-P-702 2Bed 3Person House Type Proposed Elevations 786KB
 - 5537-P-701 2Bed 3Person Bungalow Proposed Elevations 1.8MB
 - 5537-P-700 1Bed 2Person House Type Proposed Elevations 751KB
 - 5537-P-210 4B6PH Proposed Floor Plans 113KB
 - 5537-P-209 3B5PHT2 Proposed Floor Plans 112KB
 - 5537-P-207 3B4PHT2 Proposed Floor Plans 111KB
 - 5537-P-206 3B4PHT1 Proposed Floor Plans 111KB
 - 5537-P-205 2B4PHT3 Proposed Floor Plans 110KB
 - 5537-P-204 2B4PHT2 Proposed Floor Plans 110KB
 - 5537-P-203 2B4PHT1 Proposed Floor Plans 109KB
 - 5537-P-202 2B3PH Proposed Floor Plans 109KB
 - 5537-P-201 2B3PB Proposed Floor Plans 102KB
 - 5537-P-200 1B2PH Proposed Floor Plans 103KB
 - 5537-P-05 Existing Site Plan 140KB
 - 5537-P-001 Site Location Plan 162KB
 
Representations (21)
- R Mr M Thomas Further Comment 28.10.25 16KB
 - R Mr M Thomas OBJ 20KB
 - R Mr P Rooney OBJ 15KB
 - Leominster Town Council Comments 17KB
 - R Mr R Bengry OBJ 16KB
 - R Mr J Watkins OBJ 15KB
 - R Ms A Hunt OBJ 15KB
 - R Mrs H Schofield OBJ 18KB
 - R Mrs S George OBJ 16KB
 - R Mrs E Jones OBJ 235KB
 - R Miss J Clarke General Comment 17KB
 - R Mr A Hooper OBJ 15KB
 - R Mr O Summers OBJ 17KB
 - R Mrs I Knight OBJ 15KB
 - Archaeology - No Objections 45KB
 - R Dr M Rochefort OBJ 16KB
 - Natural England Comments 290KB
 - Environment Agency Comments 102KB
 - EHO ( Nuisance ) Comments 46KB
 - PROW Comments 118KB
 - R Mrs K West OBJ 17KB
 
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