Planning permission in Herefordshire

Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Herefordshire. The rules are stricter in its 64 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.

Herefordshire at a glance

Conservation areas: 64
Article 4 areas: Not published
Protected landscapes: Malvern Hills, Wye Valley
Planning decisions: Herefordshire Council

How many conservation areas are there in Herefordshire?

Herefordshire has 64 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.

Almeley
Aylestone Hill
Aylton
Bircher
Bodenham
Bodenham Road
Bosbury
Bromyard
Broomy Hill
Bulmer Garden Suburb
Burghill
Colwall Stone / Upper Colwall
Cradley
Dilwyn
Dorstone
Eardisland
Eardisley
Eastnor
Fownhope
Hafod Road
Hampton Bishop
Hereford, Hampton Park
Hereford Central Area
Hoarwithy
Huntington
Kingsland
Kington
Ledbury
Leinwardine
Leominster Bargates
Leominster Bridge Street
Leominster River Meadows
Leominster Town
Lingen
Linton
Llanwarne
Lucton
Lugg Bridge, Stapleton
Lugwardine
Luston
Malvern Wells
Mordiford
Much Marcle
Ocle Pychard
Orleton
Pembridge
Peterstow
Putley
Ross-on-Wye
Staunton on Wye
Stoke Lacy
Stretton Grandison
Sutton St Nicholas
Tedstone Delamere
Thornbury
Ullingswick
Wellington
Weobley
Whitbourne
Widemarsh Common
Wigmore
Withington
Woolhope
Yarpole

Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.

Does Herefordshire have Article 4 directions?

Herefordshire hasn't published any Article 4 boundaries on planning.data.gov.uk. Most councils have at least one Article 4 direction, often in conservation areas, so check the council's website or ask its planning team before relying on permitted development.

What is an Article 4 direction?

Is any of Herefordshire in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?

National Landscapes (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) in or bordering Herefordshire: Malvern Hills, Wye Valley.

National parks and National Landscapes restrict permitted development in similar ways to conservation areas. Read more: extensions, loft dormers and garden rooms.

Listed buildings and protected trees in Herefordshire

Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Herefordshire doesn't publish listed building outlines, so where a listed building is recorded near an address, we ask the homeowner to check whether it's theirs.

Herefordshire doesn't publish its tree preservation orders as data. If there are mature trees near your project, ask the council whether any are protected before you start.

What planning data does Herefordshire publish?

Planning data published by Herefordshire Council
Data	Status	Records
Conservation area boundaries	Published	64
Article 4 direction boundaries	Not published	0
Listed building outlines	Not published	0
Tree preservation order areas	Not published	0
Protected trees	Not published	0

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Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by Herefordshire Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 30 October 2026. Herefordshire Council website.