18 Mayfield Drive Shrewsbury Shropshire SY2 6PB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Reduce height by approx. 8 metres and lateral limbs over lawn and roadside by approximately 3-4 metres of 1no. Birch protected by The Shrewsbury Borough Council (Mayfield Drive) Tree Preservation Order 1969 (SA/47) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Oct 2026 and 30 Oct 2026, from Shropshire's recent tree and landscaping works.
Documents 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2010, 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
- Works to Trees TPO
- Postcode
- SY2 6PB
- Received
- around 14 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 14 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Abbey
- Parish
- Shrewsbury Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Nov 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Benbow Brothers Timber Limited
Decision outlook
Day 25 of the 56-day target. Shropshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Shropshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Shropshire decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 1 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15216214
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15216214
- Comments by
- 9 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 18 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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