8 Summerfield Road Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5BW Data via plota.co.uk

26/04036/CPL - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for erection of single storey rear extension and demolition of existing outhouse. 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 between 14 Dec 2026 and 21 Dec 2026, from Shropshire's recent demolitions.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1192 m away: Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network; Conservation area about 39 m away: Wem; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Wem built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 28 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 Planning Inspectorate 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
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
SY4 5BW
Received
around 26 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Ward
Wem
Parish
Wem Town Council
Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
House Gecko Architectural

Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Shropshire usually decides demolitions by day 51.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
150decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15311711
Planning Portal ref
PP-15311711
Statutory expiry
21 Dec 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