Bell Inn 61 Church Street Oswestry Shropshire SY11 2SZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Reconfiguration of ground floor toilets to public house. Reconfiguration of first floor hotel and change of use of storage area to form additional hotel rooms. Relocation and upgrade of existing staircase. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 87.
Site constraints 6
Show all 48 with distances
- 0 mOAK INNGrade II
- 9 m45, Church StreetGrade II
- 24 m59, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 28 mWynnstay HotelGrade II
- 30 mBennion/Lewis Memorial Abutting East End of Vestry of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- 31 mGate Piers and Gates Aproximately 30 Metres North East of Church of St Oswald and Attached Churchyard Wall to South Gate Piers and Gates Approximately 30 Metres North East of Church of St Oswald and AGrade II
- 35 mThe Bell InnGrade II
- 44 m63, Church StreetGrade II
- 45 mWolfe/Jennings Memorial Approximately 8 Metres North of North Chancel Chapel of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- 49 mChurch of St OswaldGrade II*
- 51 mJones Memorial Approximately 2 Metres East of South Porch of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- 55 mGate Piers Approximately 30 Metres South of St OswaldGrade II
- 65 m39, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 66 mBellan House School with attached railingsGrade II
- 66 m42 and 42A, Church StreetGrade II
- 69 mGate pier attached to north-east corner of Bellan House School, 38, Church StreetGrade II
- 73 mGate pier attached to south-east corner of 36, Church StreetGrade II
- 74 mOutbuilding Approximately 50 Metres South East of No. 43 (Wynnstay Hotel)Grade II
- 75 mLamp Approximately 4 Metres West of Tower of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- 81 m36, Church Street with attached piers and railingsGrade II
- 85 mSundial Approximately 30 Metres South West of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- 87 mGroup of 7 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres West of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- 87 m2, Upper Church StreetGrade II
- 89 m2, Lower Brook StreetGrade II
- 89 mRow of 7 Bollards Immediately in Front of Number 6Grade II
- 90 m2, Upper Brook StreetGrade II
- 91 mWar Memorial to the Staff of the Cambrian RailwaysGrade II
- 94 mLych Gate Approximately 30 Metres South-West of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- 97 m6, Lower Brook StreetGrade II
- 97 m35, Church StreetGrade II
- 98 mHunt Memorial Approximately 25 Metres North West of North Aisle of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- 99 mOswestry Visitor and Exhibition CentreGrade II
- 100 mPair of Memorials to Members of Jones Family Approximately 30 Metres North West of North Aisle of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- 100 mWar MemorialGrade II
- 101 m4-14, Upper Church StreetGrade II
- 101 mPremises Occupied by Doctor's SurgeryGrade II
- 103 m8 and 10, Upper Brook StreetGrade II
- 104 mWilliams Memorial Approximately 25 Metres North West of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- 105 mJones Memorial Approximately 35 Metres West of West End of Nave of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- 110 m8, Lower Brook StreetGrade II
- 117 m2, LEIGHTON PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 119 m3, Upper Brook StreetGrade II
- 121 mLlovan CottageGrade II
- 122 mNo. 34, Church StreetGrade II
- 124 m12 and 14, LOWER BROOK STREETGrade II
- 126 m16-22, Upper Brook StreetGrade II
- 129 m49, ROFT STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 144 m29, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
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, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £210,000 in May 2021. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 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
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- SY11 2SZ
- Received
- 14 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Oswestry South
- Parish
- Oswestry Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Sept 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Make Believe Architecture Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 87, past the statutory target. 79% of changes of use in Shropshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 13 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Shropshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Shropshire decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15047791
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15047791
- Comments by
- 18 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 16 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 8 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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