To move to winter opening hours from 1st October 2021 at Ledbury Household Recycling Centre in line with all other household recycling centres across the county

In January 2020 a decision was taken as below:
• Subject to a successful contract variation, winter opening hours of Household Recycling Centre’s will be reduced between the 1 October and 31 March each year to 0800 to 1600 (from current hours of 0800 to 1800).
• Subject to a successful variation to planning permission, Sunday opening at Ledbury Household Recycling Centre will be extended to 0800 to 1800 (Summer) and 0800 to 1600 (winter), current hours are 0930 to 1300.
http://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=6600

In September 2020 a subsequent decision was taken to maintain the summer opening hours at Ledbury as planning permission had not yet been sought to extend the opening hours on Sunday.
http://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=7198

Planning permission has now been approved but with a condition which restricts HGV movement from the site on Sundays therefore Sunday opening is currently 09:30 to 18:00 instead of from 08:00
Another application is currently with planning to vary the condition to allow the site to open from 08:00 on Sundays and determination is expected on 15th September.

Usage of the site from 24th July to 24th Aug 2021 is at an average of 73% booked.

The disposal of garden waste will begin to fall shortly and will be reduced by 1st October therefore the number of bookings is also expected to reduce.

If the planning application is not successful and the usage on site reaches 100% of slots booked.the number of slots available per hour could be reviewed to potentially increase the capacity across the reduced opening hours to match that of the other market towns.