Land At Wharmadine Lane Ashley Market Drayton Shropshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00128/PIP - Permission in Principle Refused

Proposal

Permission in principle for between 1 and 4 dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
18 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
25 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
31 Mar 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
14 Aug 2026

Refused on 31 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Open access land 40 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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 listed building 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.

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Important details

Application type
Permission in Principle
Received
18 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Ward
Loggerheads
Parish
Loggerheads
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 May 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
31 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 14 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6008096 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
Knights

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 11 days faster than Newcastle under Lyme's median of 52 for new homes. Refused, as 26% of new homes here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
78decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Newcastle under Lyme in the last twelve months, from validation. Newcastle under Lyme decision record →

Public comments

31comments received
9 objecting22 supporting

71% support · above the UK average of 16%

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
25 Feb 2026
Comments by
20 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Newcastle under Lyme
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#78 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Newcastle under Lyme ranks #133 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Newcastle under Lyme decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #61 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #19 of 296
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #133 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #159 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
30 decided
485
Total decisions
34 refused in the year to March 2026