55 New Ifton St Martins Oswestry Shropshire SY11 3AE Data via plota.co.uk

25/04529/REM - Reserved Matters Approved

Proposal

Approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, landsacping, layout and scale) for the erection of a single two-storey detached dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 1 Dec 2025
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Consultation
10 Dec 2025
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Approved
16 Feb 2026

Approved on 16 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the St Martins 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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, 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 £200,000 in August 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.

23 August 2024£200,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area74 m² (797 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2026, 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
Reserved Matters
Postcode
SY11 3AE
Received
around 1 Dec 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Ward
St Martin's
Parish
St Martins
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Jan 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
16 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Geraint Lloyd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 77 days from validation, about the council's usual 80 days. Approved, as 96% of reserved matters here are.

34%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
11%go to committee

Plota live figures for reserved matters decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent reserved matters in Shropshire to go on. Shropshire decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14520529
Planning Portal ref
PP-14520529
Comments by
17 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
10 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
26 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Shropshire
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#53 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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

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.

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.