The Bell 12 Church Street Shifnal Shropshire TF11 9AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00981/ADV - Application to Display Adverts Approved

Proposal

Installation of various illuminated signage and sign-writing to front and side elevations to include five units of lighting and external re-decoration Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Mar 2026
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Consultation
25 Mar 2026
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Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Documents 3

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Licence at this address

  • Licence The Bell (Closed) Premises licence · in force since 12 Mar 2012 Licensed hours: alcohol Sun-Thu 24 hours, Fri until 02:00
    Food hygiene rating: 3 (Generally satisfactory)Rated as The Bell Shifnal · Inspected 17 Jun 2025

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 7

25 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 28 and 30, Church Street, Grade II, about 21 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 24 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 25 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Shifnal 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 ↗
Also on the record
Flood defence about 6 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Shifnal 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
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 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.

Building

Floor area406 m² (4,370 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 75)
UseC1 Hotels
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Shropshire
Application type
Application to Display Adverts
Postcode
TF11 9AA
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
13 Mar 2026
Ward
Shifnal South
Parish
Shifnal
Case officer
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Target decision
8 May 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
S R SIGNS
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 68 days from validation, 18 days slower than Shropshire's median of 50 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 88% of signs and adverts here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
51decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14753927
Planning Portal ref
PP-14753927
Comments by
21 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
25 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
8 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

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.