| General information | |
|---|---|
| Number | P251050/CD4 |
| Current status | Determination Made |
| Decision | Council Approved Application |
| Appeal decision | |
| Type | Council Development Reg 4 |
| Location | Riverside Primary School Belmont Avenue Hereford Herefordshire HR2 7JF |
| Proposal | New 4 Court Sports Hall building including new external hard court area, with associated drainage and hard and soft landscaping. |
| Parish | Hereford |
| Ward | Hinton & Hunderton |
| Easting/Northing | 350409 - 239273 |
| Agent address | Quattro Design Architects Ltd Matthews Warehouse High Orchard Street Gloucester Quays Gloucester GL2 5QY |
| Applicant address | Riverside Primary & Nursery School Belmont Avenue Hereford Herefordshire HR2 7JF |
| Publicity date | Monday 2 June 2025 |
| Comments by | Tuesday 3 February 2026 |
| Application dates | |
|---|---|
| Date received | Friday 28 March 2025 |
| Date validated | Friday 16 May 2025 |
| Consultation start date | Monday 2 June 2025 |
| Consultation end date | Tuesday 3 February 2026 |
| Decision date | Thursday 12 February 2026 |
| Target determination date | Tuesday 17 February 2026 |
| Consultees | |
|---|---|
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | Hafren House Welshpool Road Shelton Shrewsbury SY3 8BB |
| Date consulted | 12 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Hinton and Hunderton ward |
| Address | 20 Villa Street Hereford Herefordshire HR2 7AU |
| Date consulted | 2 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Hereford City Council |
| Address | 10 Town Clerks Office, Town Hall St Owen Street Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2SP |
| Date consulted | 2 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | Queenswood Country Park and Arboretum Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0PY |
| Date consulted | 2 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Transport and Access Services |
| Address | Herefordshire Council H37 Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 2 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | The Ramblers Association |
| Address | 98 Gorsty Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR1 1UN |
| Date consulted | 2 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Open Spaces Society (South) |
| Address | The Gables Honeymoor Lane Eaton Bishop Hereford HR2 9QW |
| Date consulted | 2 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Operations Delivery |
| Address | Consultations Team (Natural England) County Hall Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP |
| Date consulted | 2 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | Council Property |
| Date consulted | 2 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Public Rights of Way Development Officer |
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT |
| Date consulted | 2 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | Sport Park 3 Oakwood Drive Loughborough LE11 3QF |
| Date consulted | 2 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Balfour Beatty Living Places |
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT |
| Date consulted | 2 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 2 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Environmental Health & Trading Standards |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 2 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Environmental Health & Trading Standards |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 2 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Dwr Cymru Welsh Water - Developer Services |
| Address | P.O. Box 3146 Linea Fortran Road Cardiff CF30 0EH |
| Date consulted | 25 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 25 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Operations Delivery |
| Address | Consultations Team (Natural England) County Hall Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP |
| Date consulted | 25 June 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Hinton and Hunderton ward |
| Address | 20 Villa Street Hereford Herefordshire HR2 7AU |
| Date consulted | 15 December 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Hereford City Council |
| Address | 10 Town Clerks Office, Town Hall St Owen Street Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2SP |
| Date consulted | 15 December 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Transport and Access Services |
| Address | Herefordshire Council H37 Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 15 December 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Built and Natural Environment |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 15 December 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Environmental Health & Trading Standards |
| Address | Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE |
| Date consulted | 15 December 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | Hafren House Welshpool Road Shelton Shrewsbury SY3 8BB |
| Date consulted | 15 December 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Dwr Cymru Welsh Water - Developer Services |
| Address | P.O. Box 3146 Linea Fortran Road Cardiff CF30 0EH |
| Date consulted | 15 December 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | Sport Park 3 Oakwood Drive Loughborough LE11 3QF |
| Date consulted | 15 December 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | Balfour Beatty Living Places |
| Address | Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT |
| Date consulted | 15 December 2025 |
| Consultee | |
| Organisation name | |
| Address | Hafren House Welshpool Road Shelton Shrewsbury SY3 8BB |
| Date consulted | 23 January 2026 |
Relevant documents
Application Form (1)
- R Application Form 2.5MB
Decisions (1)
- Decision Notice 388KB
Supporting Documents (18)
- R AMENDED - P23-0752 Flood Risk Assessment inc Appendices - 08/12/25 Part 2 20.0MB
- R AMENDED - P23-0752 Flood Risk Assessment inc Appendices - 08/12/25 Part 1 34.8MB
- Riverside - Fence Maintenance Plan 23/01/26 45KB
- R AMENDED - P23-0752 Flood Risk Assessment inc Appendices - 08/12/25 2 of 2 20.0MB
- R AMENDED - P23-0752 Flood Risk Assessment inc Appendices - 08/12/25 1 of 2 34.7MB
- AMENDED - The_Statutory_Biodiversity_Metric_HR2 7JF 28-11-2025 - 08/12/25 4.4MB
- AMENDED - Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment - 08/12/25 4.1MB
- Technical Note: Trip Impact Assessment 3.8MB
- Sports England Pre app comments 4.4.25 317KB
- R 6210-P-4000 - Design & Access Statement 5.4MB
- P23-0752 - Flood Screening Report 29.6MB
- P23-0752 - Flood Risk Assessment 7.1MB
- 5315 Report 1.7MB
- The_Statutory_Biodiversity_Metric 4.4MB
- Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment 3.8MB
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal 4.2MB
- SS6_LD2_Biodiversity & Ecology measures compliance checklist 502KB
- Climate Change Measures compliance checklist 433KB
Drawings (17)
- AMENDED - P23-0752-SK02-P03 Proposed drainage strategy sketch option 2 - 08/12/25 609KB
- AMENDED - New Post Development Map Riverside Primary 28-11 - 08/12/25 4.1MB
- AMENDED - New Baseline Map Riverside Primary School 27-11 - 08/12/25 3.4MB
- AMENDED - 6210-P-101B Site Block Plan - Proposed - 08/12/25 1.4MB
- AMENDED - 6210-P-100B Site Block Plan - Existing - 08/12/25 858KB
- AMENDED - 6210-P-001B Site Location Plan - 08/12/25 240KB
- SUPERSEDED P23-0752-SK01-P02 Proposed Drainage Strategy Sketch 711KB
- SUPERSEDED PEA Baseline Map 858KB
- SUPERSEDED Post Development Map 3.9MB
- 6210-P-710A Elevations - Proposed 702KB
- 6210-P-610A Proposed Site Section 1.2MB
- 6210-P-910A Roof Plan - Proposed 108KB
- 6210-P-210A Floor Plans - Proposed 142KB
- 6210-P-105A Site Plan Detailed - Proposed 787KB
- SUPERSEDED 6210-P-101A Site Block Plan - Proposed 1.2MB
- SUPERSEDED 6210-P-100A Site Block Plan - Existing 857KB
- SUPERSEDED 6210-P-001A Site Location Plan 238KB
Correspondence (14)
- R Email rec’d from Agent in response to Environment Agency queries 23/1/26 1.2MB
- Email exchange between case officer and Environment Agency up to 5/1/26 1.1MB
- R Email exchange between land drainage engineer, applicant and agent and case officer up to 1/10/25 1.0MB
- R Email from agent 21/8/25 564KB
- R Email exchange with agent 7/8/25 1.1MB
- R Email exchange with agent and Environment Agency up to 27/6/25 1.9MB
- R Email exchange with agent up to 8/12/25 565KB
- Emails rec’d from agent 8/9/25 and 7/10/25 731KB
- E mail from Agent WW enclosure 8.9.25 651KB
- Email rec’d from agent 8/9/25 718KB
- Email rec’d from Agent RE: Response to transport comments 24/7/25 478KB
- Email from agent 11/7/25 RE: Environment Agency comments 353KB
- R Email response to NE comment 13.6.25 468KB
- R Email from Agent 3.6.25 338KB
Representations (29)
- Further Comments from Environment Agency January 2026 (No objection; conditions recommended) 102KB
- EHO (Noise/Nuisance)- Further Comments January 2026 517KB
- Natural England Comments January 2026 156KB
- Environment Agency Further Comments January 2026 87KB
- HRA Appropriate Assessment 12/1/26 (subject to Natural England representation) 140KB
- Further comments from Ecology January 2026 49KB
- Land Drainage Comments 315KB
- Welsh Water Comments 468KB
- Further comments from Transportation 46KB
- R Sport England Comments 459KB
- Comments from Environmental Health (Noise/Nuisance) 67KB
- Building Conservation Officer Comments 47KB
- Welsh Water comment 659KB
- Natural England Comments 74KB
- Ecology Comments July 2025 (Holding Objection) 74KB
- Land Drainage Comments June 2025 228KB
- Environment Agency Comments June 2025 (Holding Objection) 1.4MB
- EHO ( Contaminated Land ) Comments 70KB
- Transport Officer Comments 46KB
- Natural England comment 74KB
- R Mrs J Sewell Sup 15KB
- R Sports England Comments 5.6MB
- R Miss KM Smith Sup 192KB
- R Miss M Edwards Sup 146KB
- R Mrs S Dunton Sup 103KB
- R Mrs A Powell Sup 12KB
- R Miss J Briggs SUP 14KB
- R Miss R Buckley SUP 14KB
- PROW Comments 115KB
Officer Report (1)
- Delegated Report 1.1MB