Herefordshire, County of planning appeals
Inspectors allowed 24% of the planning appeals decided against Herefordshire, County of, 6 points below the England figure of 31%.
That ranks Herefordshire, County of 134 of 195 English councils with at least 20 appeals decided, counting from the most often overturned.
What this means if you are objecting
Refusals here tend to hold up. When Herefordshire, County of refuses an application, the Inspectorate agrees more often than it does nationally, which means an objection that persuades the case officer is more likely to be the end of it.
Householder appeals
5 householder appeals were decided against Herefordshire, County of, with 40% allowed. These are extensions, loft conversions and the like, and they are decided under a faster procedure than a full planning appeal.
Against the rest of West Midlands
Across West Midlands, inspectors allowed 39% of planning appeals on average. Herefordshire, County of is a unitary authority.
Other councils in West Midlands
- Newcastle-under-Lyme60% (12/20)
- Dudley48% (13/27)
- Telford and Wrekin48% (13/27)
- Wychavon48% (41/86)
- Coventry47% (17/36)
- Malvern Hills45% (21/47)
- Wolverhampton41% (9/22)
- Warwick40% (12/30)
Objecting to an application in Herefordshire, County of?
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Check my grounds, freeFigures cover April 2025 to March 2026 and come from the Planning Inspectorate, Decisions by LPA and decision maker, published under the Open Government Licence. Section 78 planning appeals only. “Allowed” means the inspector granted permission the council had refused. Source data.