Lyncrest Preston Gubbals Road Bomere Heath Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 3LT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00306/TPO - Works to Trees TPO Approved

Proposal

Crown reduce by 1-2 metres (as per photos) 2no. Scots Pine protected by Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council (Wheathill Rise, Bomere Heath) Tree Preservation Order 1994 (Varied) (SA/276) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jan 2026
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Consultation
3 Feb 2026
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Approved
24 Mar 2026

Approved on 24 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Aug 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Bomere Heath built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £500,000 in October 2023. Detached house, freehold.

12 October 2023£500,000
22 December 2016£272,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
23 August 2000£159,950

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Shropshire
Application type
Works to Trees TPO
Postcode
SY4 3LT
Received
29 Jan 2026
Validated
29 Jan 2026
Ward
Tern
Parish
Bomere Heath
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Mar 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
24 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Benbow Brothers Timber Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 12 days slower than Shropshire's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
379decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14657354
Planning Portal ref
PP-14657354
Comments by
24 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
3 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Mar 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.