39 - 41 High Street Wem Shropshire SY4 5DG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01418/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
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Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Consultation
15 May 2026
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Approved
11 Jun 2026

Approved on 11 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION Decision · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN HERITAGE AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

54 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 34 and 36, High Street, Grade II, about 4 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 51 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 54 with distances
Historic England ↗
Wem conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Scheduled monument about 122 m away: Wem Castle: a motte castle immediately south west of St Peter and St Paul's Church
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project about 883 m away: Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network
The site is about 883 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Wem built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Shropshire
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
SY4 5DG
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Wem
Parish
Wem Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
11 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
NCR Atleos

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 98% of listed building works here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
134decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Shropshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Shropshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14861160
Planning Portal ref
PP-14861160
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
15 May 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
41 High Street Wem Shropshire
Works to remove ground floor internal walls to create open space for an off license and g…
25/01880/LBC
2025
64 High Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5DW
Conversion of existing beauty clinic into 4no. apartments and 1no. 4 Bedroom HMO. Replace…
25/01836/LBC
2024
Unit 19 Wem Business Park New Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5JX
Lawful development certificate for the proposed change of use from Offices (Class E comme…
24/02404/CPL
2023 Withdrawn
Units 18B 18C, 19B And 19C Wem Business Park New Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5JX
Change of use of 4 No. offices to create 4 no. flats
23/02325/FUL
2023 Approved
10 - 12 High Street Wem Shropshire
Change of use of first and second floors create 3 No. flats and associated works
23/02662/FUL
2023 Approved
7 Mill Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5ED
Fell 1no Yew (T1) & 3no Conifers (G2) within Wem Conservation Area
23/01672/TCA
2023 Approved
Old Post Office And Buildings To The Rear 25 High Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5DG
Redevelopment of site to include change of use of public house to retail (Class E a-g), r…
23/00059/FUL
2023 Approved
56A High Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5DW
Reduce height by 3m and reduce lateral spread by 1m of 1no Sycamore within Wem Conservati…
23/01132/TCA
2022 Refused
49 High Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5DG
Application Under Section 73a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the change of…
22/02792/FUL
2022 Approved
58 High Street Wem Shropshire SY4 5DW
Application under Section 73A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for minor works t…
22/01801/FUL
2022 Approved
58 High Street Wem Shropshire SY4 5DW
Minor works to ground floor shop and sub division of existing flat into two flats to incl…
22/01802/LBC
2022 Approved
St Peter And St Pauls Church High Street Wem Shropshire
To fell 1no. Sycamore (T10) within Wem Conservation Area
22/02850/TCA
2022 Approved
14 Chapel Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5ER
Works to a number of trees (T1-T8) (see schedule) within Wem Conservation Area
22/02680/TCA
2022 Approved
7 Leek Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5EP
Fell 1no Birch within Wem Conservation Area
22/01986/TCA
2022 Approved
50 High Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5DW
Installation of new shop front affecting a Grade II Listed Building
22/00196/LBC
2022 Approved
50 High Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5DW
Installation of new shop front affecting a Grade II Listed Building
22/00195/FUL
2021 Refused
Old Post Office And Buildings To Rear 25 High Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5DG
Redevelopment of site to include change of use of public house to retail (Class E a-g), c…
21/05863/FUL
2021 Approved
12 Noble Street Wem SY4 5DZ
Erection of a single storey extension, following demolition of existing conservatory affe…
21/02169/LBC
2021 Approved
12 Noble Street Wem SY4 5DZ
Erection of a single storey extension, following demolition of existing conservatory
21/02168/FUL
2021 Approved
19 - 21 High Street Wem Shropshire SY4 5DG
Change of use of retail shop to cafe with takeaway; Conversion of redundant retail storag…
21/02185/LBC
2017
52 High Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5DW
Repairs and remedial works to include re-pointing to rear elevation; treatment of exposed…
17/05063/LBC
2017 Approved
10 Market Street Wem SY4 5EA
1 x Cherry - Crown reduce by up to 30%; 2 x Eucalyptus - Crown reduce by up to 30%; 1 x W…
17/03006/TCA
2016 Approved
4 Noble Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5DZ
Erection of a workshop following retrospective demolition of existing
16/02890/FUL
2016 Approved
2 Noble Street Wem SY4 5DZ
Change of Use from A1 (shops) to A1/A3 (shops and cafes)
16/03036/FUL
2016 Approved
Trentham Garage 22B Noble Street Wem SY4 5DZ
Conversion of (part of) former workshop/garage to form one residential dwelling to includ…
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Shropshire
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#53 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Shropshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #53 out of 296. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Shropshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #179 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #136 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #53 of 296
29%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #50 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
350 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
35 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
27 decided
2,083
Total decisions
273 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings