Lower Sutton Farm Hampton Loade Bridgnorth Shropshire WV16 6BQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01920/DIS - Biodiversity Gain Plan Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan relating to planning permission Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 May 2026
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Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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
Biodiversity Gain Plan
Postcode
WV16 6BQ
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Brown Clee
Parish
Chelmarsh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jul 2026
Decision
BGP Approve
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Base Architects
Freehold owner
Show

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Withdrawn
3 Kings Arms Court Chelmarsh Shropshire WV16 6BR
Non-Material Amendment to planning application number 14/02727/FUL
23/04495/AMP
2017 Approved
Plot 3 Kings Arms Site Chelmarsh Bridgnorth Shropshire
Erection of garage/log store (temporary site welfare office through construction period)
17/01882/FUL
2017 Approved
Kings Arms Inn Chelmarsh Bridgnorth Shropshire WV16 6BQ
Amendments to planning permission 14/02727/FUL for demolition of the former public house…
17/01389/AMP
2016 Approved
Kings Arms Inn Chelmarsh Bridgnorth Shropshire WV16 6BQ
Variation of Section 106 for planning application number 14/02727/FUL to reduce the level…
16/04610/VAR106
2016 Approved
Kings Arms Inn Chelmarsh Bridgnorth Shropshire WV16 6BQ
Discharge of conditions 5 (highway drains), 6 (materials), 8 (landscaping), 9 (storm wate…
16/03025/DIS
Shropshire
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#53 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.