County planners have gone against professional advice and rejected proposals to build a home in a village near Hereford.
Herefordshire Council’s planning officers had recommended approving the scheme which included a garage and construction of a new vehicle access Twyford Brook Barn in Twyford.
But the planning committee voted to reject the proposals after hearing concerns from local residents and the parish council.
Indulgent treats to be made at derelict North Herefordshire farm
Plans have been put forward to convert an abandoned Herefordshire farm into an artisan chocolate factory and apple brandy distillery.
Three more flats for Hereford city centre
A building in a prominent Hereford spot is the latest in the city to be converted into flats.
Special educational needs support in Herefordshire could do better says report
The official report card on partnership that special educational needs support in Herefordshire says it could do better.
20mph plan for Bromyard town centre REJECTED
A plan to reduce the speed limit in the centre of a Herefordshire town to 20mph has been rejected.
Three wanted in connection with Hereford assault
Police are appealing for information after an assault in Hereford.
West Mercia local policing areas to change
The local policing areas in West Mercia will change from five to two as the force aims to make £2.3m in savings.
Residents ‘saddled with cost of new road for 40 years’
Borrowing £30 million to pay for a new link road south of Hereford will bring ongoing costs but no benefits to the north of the county, a local representative has warned.
Council tax in Herefordshire to increase by 4.99%
Herefordshire’s council tax increase of 4.99 per cent from April, the maximum permitted, has been confirmed.
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