Old Station Yard Station Road Woofferton Ludlow Shropshire SY8 4AW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00775/FUL - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Erection of two commercial buildings for Use Class B2 (General Industrial) and B8 (Storage and Distribution), formation of parking/turning area to include demolition of former railway building Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
around 5 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
9 Mar 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 23 Sept 2026; it is now day 218.

The consultation period closed on 23 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Brimfield built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
SY8 4AW
Received
around 5 Mar 2026
Validated
5 Mar 2026
Ward
Ludlow South
Parish
Richards Castle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stephen Locke Associates

Decision outlook

Day 218, past the statutory target. 89% of commercial and major works in Shropshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 218162 days past the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
79decided in the last year

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

Public comments

4comments received
3 objecting1 supporting

75% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14711078
Planning Portal ref
PP-14711078
Comments by
23 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
9 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
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