Proposed Residential Development Land To The North Of Watts Drive Shifnal Shropshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/03368/FUL - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Erection of 34 No. dwellings with associated access, parking and the provision of public open space and allotments Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 25 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Nov 2026 and 26 Nov 2026, from Shropshire's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 3 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 17

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
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 4; 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 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 17 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
Full Planning Application
Received
around 25 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
Shifnal North
Parish
Shifnal
Target decision
25 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Advance Land and Planning Limited

Decision outlook

Day 33 of the 91-day target. Shropshire usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 3358 days to the 91-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
206decided in the last year

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

Public comments

34comments received
32 objecting2 neutral

94% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15169521
Planning Portal ref
PP-15169521
Comments by
3 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Dec 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