| General information | |
|---|---|
| Number | P240655/F |
| Current status | Appeal Determined |
| Decision | Refused |
| Appeal decision | Dismissed |
| Type | Planning Permission |
| Location | Land at Mahollam Road Huntington Kington Herefordshire HR5 3PU |
| Proposal | The erection of polytunnels and associated infrastructure essential for blueberry and cherry production. (part retrospective). |
| Parish | Huntington |
| Ward | Kington |
| Easting/Northing | 325423 - 253920 |
| Agent address | Mid West Planning Ltd Offley House 18 Church Street Shifnal Shropshire TF11 9AA |
| Applicant address | Haygrove Ltd Redbank Farm Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2JL |
| Publicity date | Thursday 4 April 2024 |
| Comments by | Thursday 1 August 2024 |
| Application dates | |
|---|---|
| Date received | Thursday 7 March 2024 |
| Date validated | Friday 22 March 2024 |
| Consultation start date | Thursday 4 April 2024 |
| Consultation end date | Thursday 1 August 2024 |
| Decision date | Thursday 26 September 2024 |
| Appeal date | Thursday 13 February 2025 |
| Appeal decision date | Thursday 21 August 2025 |
| Target determination date | Friday 23 August 2024 |
| Consultees | |
|---|---|
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Kington |
| Address | Cross Farm Kington Herefordshire HR5 3EX |
| Date consulted | 4 July 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Huntington PC |
| Address | Yew Tree Farm Huntington Kington HR5 3PG |
| Date consulted | 4 July 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 4 July 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Conservation Department (Archaeology) |
| Address | Archive And Record Centre Fir Tree Lane Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6LA |
| Date consulted | 4 July 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 4 July 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Casework Assistant |
| Address | Historic England The Axis 10 Holliday Street Birmingham B1 1TG |
| Date consulted | 4 July 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Kington |
| Address | Cross Farm Kington Herefordshire HR5 3EX |
| Date consulted | 17 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Brilley PC |
| Address | Stonelea Cottage Eardisland Leominster HR6 9AS |
| Date consulted | 17 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Huntington PC |
| Address | Yew Tree Farm Huntington Kington HR5 3PG |
| Date consulted | 17 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | West Midlands Region Whitcliffe Ludlow Shropshire SY8 2HD |
| Date consulted | 17 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | 60 Hafod Road Hereford Herefordshire HR1 1SQ |
| Date consulted | 17 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Balfour Beatty Living Places |
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT |
| Date consulted | 17 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Casework Assistant |
| Address | Historic England The Axis 10 Holliday Street Birmingham B1 1TG |
| Date consulted | 17 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Operations Delivery |
| Address | Consultations Team (Natural England) County Hall Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP |
| Date consulted | 17 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Transport and Access Services |
| Address | Herefordshire Council H37 Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 17 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Conservation Department (Archaeology) |
| Address | Archive And Record Centre Fir Tree Lane Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6LA |
| Date consulted | 17 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 17 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Herefordshire Council |
| Address | Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane Offices Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 17 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 17 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 17 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Environmental Health |
| Address | 8 Herefordshire Council St Owen Street Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2PJ |
| Date consulted | 17 February 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 4 April 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Herefordshire Council |
| Address | Council Offices Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 4 April 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Huntington PC |
| Address | Yew Tree Farm Huntington Kington HR5 3PG |
| Date consulted | 4 April 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Kington |
| Address | Cross Farm Kington Herefordshire HR5 3EX |
| Date consulted | 4 April 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 4 April 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Conservation Department (Archaeology) |
| Address | Archive And Record Centre Fir Tree Lane Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6LA |
| Date consulted | 4 April 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 4 April 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 4 April 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Environmental Health |
| Address | 8 Herefordshire Council St Owen Street Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2PJ |
| Date consulted | 4 April 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Balfour Beatty Living Places |
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT |
| Date consulted | 4 April 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | West Midlands Region Whitcliffe Ludlow Shropshire SY8 2HD |
| Date consulted | 4 April 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Casework Assistant |
| Address | Historic England The Axis 10 Holliday Street Birmingham B1 1TG |
| Date consulted | 4 April 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | 60 Hafod Road Hereford Herefordshire HR1 1SQ |
| Date consulted | 4 April 2024 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Balfour Beatty Living Places |
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT |
| Date consulted | 6 August 2024 |
Relevant documents
Application Form (1)
- R AppForm 478KB
Decisions (2)
- APPEAL DECISION 282KB
- Decision Notice 141KB
Appeal (54)
- R Email dated 19/5/25 regarding hearing 1.0MB
- R Email from PINS dated 19/5/25 16.6MB
- R Agreed Statement of Common Ground 7th May 2025 339KB
- Appellant's Proposed Conditions (Polytunnels 3351880) 14 March 2025 52KB
- Appellant's Proposed Conditions (Caravans 3351880) 14 March 2025 54KB
- Appellant's Mahollem Road Foul Drainage Strategy RevB 2.5MB
- Appellant's List of Documents Submitted with Haygrove SW Caravans appeal March 2025 102KB
- Appellant's Holden Fruit Consultancy 19-03-25 (final copy) 1.2MB
- Appellant's Appeal Statement Appendicies Haygrove SW Caravans appeal March 2025 102KB
- Appellant's SW Caravans S78 Appeal Statement 20 March 2025 585KB
- Appellant's Polytunnels S78 Appeal Statement March 2025 701KB
- letter from PINS dated 08 04 25 25KB
- R Third party comment from Friends of Arrow of Valley 20.8MB
- Letter from PINS dated 08 04 25 25KB
- PINS Negative Screening Direction 2nd April 2025 137KB
- R Submission of LPA Statement of Case – 2nd April 2025 216KB
- LPA Annexe 2 - Suggested Planning Conditions 240655 195KB
- LPA Annexe 1 - Suggested Planning Conditions 240298 193KB
- R LPA Statement of Case 7.4MB
- Appellant’s Draft Statement of Common Ground 14th March 2025 231KB
- R Email from Agent 20/3 – Submission of Outstanding Evidence to PINS 728KB
- AMENDED – Polytunnels Appeal Statement March 2025 680KB
- AMENDED – Appellant’s Suggested Conditions March 2025 219KB
- R Emails between LPA and Appellant – Queries on supporting information and UU 18th March 2025 748KB
- Email chain between PINS and LPA regarding SOC and Hearing date 568KB
- SUPERSEDED - Appellant Haygrove Mahollam Road Polytunnels S178 Appeal Statement 676KB
- SUPERSEDED - R Appellant Appeal Statement Appendices Pages 129-331 20.6MB
- SUPERSEDED - R Appellant Appeal Statement Appendices Pages 1-128 24.8MB
- Email to LPA Polytunnel Comment update on Phosphates with draft Heads of Terms 25 09 2024 (003) 233KB
- Appellant Document Checklist Appeal relating to 240655 Nov 24 87KB
- SUPERSEDED - Appellant Draft Planning Conditions Haygrove Mahollam Road Polytunnels appeal October 2024 146KB
- Appellant Polytunnels Planning Advice Guide 2018 907KB
- Appellant Google Earth Image 2001 310KB
- Appellant Email to LPA Polytunnels about Portaloo waste disposal 24 09 2024 96KB
- AppealForm 90KB
- Email to LPA Polytunnel with comment about Economic Development Team support for polytunnel development 16 09 2024 125KB
- Email reply from LPA to comment about Economic Development Team support for polytunnel development 23 09 2024 113KB
- Email reply from LPA about not re-consulting on foul drainage 25 06 2024 99KB
- Appellant Email to LPA with additional Landscaping information 21 06 2024 378KB
- SUPERSEDED - Appellants Statement of Common Ground 107KB
- Appellant Email 2nd May to LPA 262KB
- SUPERSEDED - Appellant Draft Unilateral Undertaking November 2024 175KB
- Listing - Remains of Huntington Castle 230KB
- Scheduled Monument- Turret Castle 173KB
- Scheduled Monument - Huntington Castle_ 135KB
- Local Plan Core Strategy Policies 62KB
- Site notice 3 536KB
- Site notice 2 562KB
- Site notice 1 755KB
- Hereford Times 11.04.24 4.5MB
- Appeal notification list 74KB
- Appeal notification letter_ 91KB
- Questionnaire 112KB
- Start Letter 60KB
Supporting Documents (14)
- R Response to BBLP Land Drainage Comments – Lidar Logic May 2024 12.1MB
- R Letter – Response to Landscape Officer Comments 9th July 2024 2.1MB
- Email from Agent 21st June 24 – Submission of Amended Plan 377KB
- FURTHER INFORMATION – Heritage Statement Addendum June 2024 441KB
- AMENDED Heritage Statement 2/5/24 2.7MB
- 101787 001 Fruit Traffic Management Plan 906KB
- 101787 001 Planning Statement 919KB
- R Ecological Survey 2.6MB
- R Flood Risk Assessment and Surface Water Management Plan 7.2MB
- R Landscape and Visual Statement 11.7MB
- SUPERSEDED - Heritage Statement 2.6MB
- 101787 001 Haygrove - Landscaping Scheme 275KB
- 101787 001 DAS-Haygrove Polytunnels February 2024 331KB
- Statutory_Biodiversity_Metric_Calculat ion_Tool__Macro_enabled__Haygrove 4.2MB
Drawings (9)
- AMENDED – Landscape Plan 101797/HAYGROVE/PT/001/PL06 2.7MB
- AMENDED – Site Plan 101797/HAYGROVE/PT/001/PL02 2.1MB
- 101787-HAYGROVE-PT-001-PL03-R2 - MEADOW POLYTUNNEL 627KB
- 101787-HAYGROVE-PT-001-PL04-R1 - HAWAII POLYTUNNEL 590KB
- 101787-HAYGROVE-PT-001-PL05-R3 - EXTENT OF EXISTING POLYTUNNELS 1.9MB
- 101787-HAYGROVE-PT-001-PL06-R2 - LANDSCAPING PLAN 2.6MB
- 101787-HAYGROVE-PT-001-PL07-R1 - TRAFFIC PLAN 590KB
- 101787-HAYGROVE-PT-001-PL01-R2 - LOCATION PLAN 380KB
- 101787-HAYGROVE-PT-001-PL02-R2 - SITE PLAN 2.1MB
Correspondence (1)
Representations (22)
- Natural England – Updated Response 12th August 2024 428KB
- LPA – Updated Appropriate Assessment August 2024 650KB
- Land Drainage – No Objection (Conditions) Aug 24 772KB
- Archaeology - No Further Comments 45KB
- Landscape Officer - Further Objection 46KB
- Historic Buildings Officer - Further Objection 49KB
- Historic England Further Comments 61KB
- Submission of AA to NE 13/6/24 1.5MB
- Landscape Officer - Objection 49KB
- Natural England - Objection 180KB
- Ecology - Objection 49KB
- Tree Officer - No Objection 46KB
- CPRE Herefordshire Further Objection 693KB
- Historic Buildings Officer - Objection 54KB
- Parish Council Comments 16KB
- R Huntington Parish Council Comments 1.7MB
- Historic England – Further Comments 7/5/24 342KB
- R Forestry Commission - Standing Advice 2.1MB
- Land Drainage - Further Information Required 329KB
- Historic England Comments 91KB
- Archaeological Advisor Comments / Concerns 45KB
- Highways - No Objections 47KB
Officer Report (1)
- R Delegated Report 1.1MB