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| General information | |
|---|---|
| Number | P253286/F |
| Current status | Valid |
| Decision | |
| Appeal decision | |
| Type | Planning Permission |
| Location | Govardhan Eco Farm Leeping Stocks Lane Ross-on-Wye Herefordshire HR9 6DZ |
| Proposal | Converted railway carriage with attached deck, tool store and compost toilet, conservation hub structure and geodesic dome with decking area. For use in connection with the management of the land and associated activities and may provide short-term ancillary accommodation for workers or volunteers, alongside education, training, and workshop use (part retrospective). |
| Parish | Whitchurch |
| Ward | Kerne Bridge |
| Easting/Northing | 354825 - 216534 |
| Case officer | Chloe Allen-Hewitt |
| Applicant address | Govardhan Eco Farm CIC Flat 5, Holywell House Holywell Road Malvern WR14 4LF |
| Publicity date | Wednesday 28 January 2026 |
| Comments by | Thursday 26 February 2026 |
| Application dates | |
|---|---|
| Date received | Thursday 13 November 2025 |
| Date validated | Monday 26 January 2026 |
| Consultation start date | Wednesday 28 January 2026 |
| Consultation end date | Thursday 26 February 2026 |
| Target determination date | Monday 23 March 2026 |
| Consultees | |
|---|---|
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Kerne Bridge |
| Address | Orchard House Coughton Ross-On-Wye HR9 5SF |
| Date consulted | 28 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Whitchurch PC |
| Address | 39 Swallow Road Ross-On-Wye Herefordshire HR9 7WS |
| Date consulted | 28 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Open Spaces Society (North) |
| Address | The Old Vicarage Dolau Powys LD1 5TH |
| Date consulted | 28 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Operations Delivery |
| Address | Consultations Team (Natural England) County Hall Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP |
| Date consulted | 28 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | Queenswood Country Park and Arboretum Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0PY |
| Date consulted | 28 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Public Rights of Way Development Officer |
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT |
| Date consulted | 28 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | The Ramblers Association |
| Address | 98 Gorsty Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR1 1UN |
| Date consulted | 28 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | National Landscape Team Wye Valley AONB Unit |
| Address | Hadnock Road Monmouth Monmouthshire NP25 3NG |
| Date consulted | 28 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Transport and Access Services |
| Address | Herefordshire Council H37 Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 28 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 28 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Environmental Health & Trading Standards |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 28 January 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 23 March 2026 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 23 March 2026 |
Relevant documents
Application Form (1)
- R Application Form 2.1MB
Supporting Documents (11)
- GGI_Endorsement_Revised_OnePage 104KB
- Planning_Statement_Revised 4KB
- BNG Information 345KB
- The_Statutory_Biodiversity_Metric__Calculation_Tool 861KB
- R Eco Farm presentation 15.2MB
- R Community Feedback 247KB
- Ecological Summary – Existing Structures 94KB
- Biodiversity Statement – Govardhan Eco Farm CIC 45KB
- Heritage statement 4.6MB
- GEF cover letter 47KB
- R Pre App Opinion - Govardhan EcoFarm 1.2MB
Drawings (14)
- Storage area and stores floor plans and elevations 1.6MB
- Conservation hub floor plan and elevations 862KB
- Dome floor plan & elevations (with decking and steps) 1.0MB
- Govardhan Block plan 1.5MB
- Dome artist impression 3.0MB
- Dome proposed elevation image 3.0MB
- Proposed Dome - Proposed Plans & Elevations 125KB
- GEF storage 397KB
- GEC masterplan 222KB
- Existing dome and pond 375KB
- Dome existing 211KB
- Hub olive green 257KB
- Dome planting 2.0MB
- Location Plan 623KB
Photographs (1)
- R Carpentry Photo 11.6MB
Representations (15)
- Tree Officer Comment 62KB
- Landscape Officer Comments 333KB
- HRA 148KB
- Wye Valley National Landscape Team CommentsWye Valley National Landscape Team Comments 145KB
- R Mr B Galvin SUP 15KB
- R Mrs L Brown OBJ 16KB
- Environmental Health Contamination Comments 46KB
- R Mr P Starczewski SUP 17KB
- Parish Council Comments 115KB
- Transport Comment 46KB
- R Miss H Stevenson OBJ 23KB
- R Mr D Williams OBJ 19KB
- R Mrs S Yeshin OBJ 16KB
- R Mr S Bevan OBJ 20KB
- PROW Comments 118KB
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