Planning decisions for the parish are made by Herefordshire Council. Their web site contains lots of information about when an application is necessary, how to make an
application and the policies upon which planning decisions are made.Obtrusive Lighting:
Walford Parish Council have adopted a policy on minimising obtusive lighting - we would ask all people making a planning application to review the Institute of Lighting Engineers guidelines to ensure that their proposed development will not produce any obtrusive lighting. Click on the following link to see the document in pdf format
WPC Policy Document on Lighting AONB and WPC and LIGHT Most people who replied to the Walford Parish Plan questionnaire said that
they appreciated living in an AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty)The Parish Council has decided that we should encourage this appreciation. We live in an AONB which should be "an intrinsically dark landscape "
so that people can enjoy the night sky with little intrusion of light. We therefore ask you to look at all your exterior lights to check the following points:
(Hints in brackets are to get your children to help in your survey) 1. Are they over-bright for their purpose? (Reduce wattage of bulb and cut costs)
2. Are they pointing downwards to illuminate only the immediate area? (eg entrance door) 3. Is there any spread of light upwards? (Useless and wastes power)
4. Is there any spread of light towards your neighbours (Useless and an intrusion) 5. Are your security lights activated by passing cars? (Adjust them to avoid this as repetitive light-flashing is irritating to
neighbours) 6. Are there any lights that shine onto the road so that drivers are blinded or misinterpret them as on-coming vehicles? (Check when you drive back home)
7. Do your exterior lights automatically shut off at 11.00pm? (recommended curfew time. Cuts your electricity bill) Thank you
Clerk to Walford Parish Council Links:
All planning applications details are posted on UK Planning's website and you can search by address, post code, date or application number. Full details including plans are posted on this site and are downloadable. They do tend to be posted a few days later than when we receive notification.
All of the agendas and minutes for the Southern Area Planning Committee of Heredfordshire Council can be found at this link - click here - and when an application goes to committee you can see the planning officers report and recommendation to committee
Walford Parish Council is asked to comment on applications made within the parish along with other interested parties and individuals. The parish council's comments are intended to be what is called 'material'
and hence relvant to the planning application. Material considerations include:
- The planning authority's local plan (UDP)
- A site's planning history
- Accessibility
- Traffic
- Roads and parking
- Archaeology
- Walford's Parish Plan
Using the buttons on the left you can see the current applications the council has been notified of, any comment made by the council and the final decision made by Herefordshire Council.
If the decision made on the application is more than 3 months old it will be found in the Archive section. |
