Marches Biogas Limited Biodigester Station Coder Road Ludlow Shropshire SY8 1XE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00870/VAR - Variation of Condition Approved

Proposal

Variation of Condition No. 2 attached to permission dated 27 March 2025 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 16 Mar 2026
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Consultation
18 Mar 2026
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Committee
26 May 2026
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Approved
28 May 2026

Approved on 28 May 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Shropshire Southern Planning Committee on 26 May 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the modest changes addressed practical constraints, retained biodiversity gains and caused no undue harm.
  • The ecology and drainage consultees and the town council raised no objection.
  • Members found the amendments minor and acceptable, then granted permission in line with the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposed changes, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Shropshire's committee minutes of 26 May 2026.

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    • VariationVariation of Condition No. 2This application26/00870/VAR

Site constraints 3

Public footpath about 8 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the Ludlow 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 25 September 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 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
Variation of Condition
Postcode
SY8 1XE
Received
around 16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Ludlow South
Parish
Ludlow Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
29 May 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Enviroconsult Ltd

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 26 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14749983
Comments by
8 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
18 Mar 2026
Committee
26 May 2026
Statutory expiry
11 May 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