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Planning Site Inspection - Tuesday 2 September 2025 10.00 am
September 2, 2025 View on council websiteSummary
The Planning Site Inspection1 of Herefordshire Council was scheduled to undertake site inspections at two locations on Tuesday 2 September 2025. These inspections were intended to aid the planning committee in reaching decisions on planning applications, with a focus on visual impact and the character of the sites. The agenda frontsheet states that the purpose of these visits was fact finding, with no discussion of the merits of the cases permitted.
Land South of Leadon Way (A417) and East of Dymock Road (B4216), Ledbury
The first site inspection was scheduled for 10:00 A.M. at land south of Leadon Way (A417) and east of Dymock Road (B4216), Ledbury, Herefordshire. This relates to application number 242783, which is a hybrid planning application. The application seeks full planning permission for:
- The erection of a Day Nursery (Use Class E (f))2
- A Foodstore (Use Class E (a))3 Including access, car parking, landscaping, and associated works.
The application also seeks outline planning permission for the erection of a medical centre (Use Class E(e))4, with access to be determined and all other matters reserved.
The meeting point for the inspection was scheduled to be at the Leadon Valley Picnic Site car park. Councillor Stef Simmons, Vice Chairperson of the Council, was listed as the ward councillor, with Councillor Harvey and Councillor Peberdy listed as adjoining ward councillors.
Land to the North of Ashperton Village Hall, Ashperton
The second site inspection was scheduled for 10:40 A.M. at land to the north of Ashperton Village Hall, Ashperton, Herefordshire. This relates to application number 191013, which seeks approval of reserved matters following outline application 152041 for a proposed residential development of 10 dwellings. Specifically, the application seeks approval of appearance, landscaping, and scale. Councillor Lester was listed as the ward councillor. The meeting point for the inspection was scheduled to be at Ashperton Village Hall.
Constitution extract
The Site Inspections - constitution extract document details the council's rules regarding site inspections. It states that site inspections are helpful in reaching a decision on issues where site circumstances are clearly fundamental to the decision, particularly when the issues concern visual impact, the character of an historic building or the effect of development on local amenity. The document also states:
5.6.16 No discussion of the merits of the case is permitted at site inspections and all questions from you will be put through the chairperson.
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Site inspections are carried out by the planning committee to help them reach a decision on issues where site circumstances are clearly fundamental to the decision. ↩
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Use Class E (f) covers the provision of creches, day nurseries and day centres. ↩
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Use Class E (a) covers shops, retail warehouses, post offices, hairdressers, undertakers, travel and ticket agencies, and other similar retail services. ↩
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Use Class E (e) covers the provision of medical or health services, principally to visiting members of the public. ↩
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