Proposed Residential Conversion Of Stone Barn Acton Pigott Shrewsbury Shropshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/04034/PMBPA - Prior App from Agricultural to Dwellings Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for prior approval under Part 3, Class Q of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the change of use from agricultural to form a single dwellinghouse Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Dec 2026, from Shropshire's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 16 Nov 2026

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Important details

Council
Shropshire
Application type
Prior App from Agricultural to Dwellings
Received
around 26 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Ward
Burnell
Parish
Acton Burnell
Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Peter Richards & Co

Decision outlook

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Shropshire usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 254 days to the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
173decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Shropshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Shropshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15319991
Planning Portal ref
PP-15319991
Comments by
16 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Shropshire
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#53 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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