The Old Bell House Park Road Ludford Ludlow Shropshire SY8 1PR Data via plota.co.uk

26/02028/TCA - Works to Trees - Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Reduce height by approx. 30% and raise crown above the water level of 2no. Yew trees and remove 1no. group of Sycamore saplings within Ludlow Conservation Area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Consultation
5 Jun 2026
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Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

IMG IMG_2526 Sketch plan · 29 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 29 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

20 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old Bell, Grade II*, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 15 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 20 with distances
Historic England ↗
Ludlow conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Public footpath about 17 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.
Scheduled monument about 77 m away: Ludford Bridge
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
SSSI about 25 m away: River Teme SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Flood defence about 22 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); 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

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 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.

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Important details

Council
Shropshire
Application type
Works to Trees - Conservation Area
Postcode
SY8 1PR
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Ludlow South
Parish
Ludford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Consent by Right - Trees
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alan Jones Tree Surgery

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 4 days faster than Shropshire's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
379decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Shropshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Shropshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14971885
Planning Portal ref
PP-14971885
Comments by
19 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
5 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Reduce in height by approx. 2ft 1no Honey Locust & fell 1no Walnut within Ludlow Conserva…
22/05325/TCA
2018 Approved
Works to facilitate the repair of the cellar ceiling affecting a Grade II* Listed Building
18/04872/LBC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Ludford Lodge Ludford Ludlow Shropshire SY8 1PJ
To fell 1no. Holly and 1no. Cedar within Ludlow Conservation Area
23/03926/TCA
2022 Approved
2 Old Bell Cottages Park Road Ludford Ludlow Shropshire SY8 1PP
Installation of 2 no. timber windows in gable end elevation, installation of en-suite bat…
22/04959/LBC
2020 Approved
Ludford Lodge B4361 From End Of Lower Broad Street To Start Of Overton Road Ludford Ludford Ludlow SY8 1PJ
Fell 1no Wild Service Tree within Ludlow Conservation Area
20/01087/TCA
2019 Approved
Charlton Arms Hotel Ludford Ludlow Shropshire SY8 1PJ
Discharge of condition 3 (specification of construction and method fixing and colour fini…
19/01993/DIS
2018 Approved
Ludford Mill Park Road Ludford Ludlow SY8 1PP
Erection of single storey garage and workshop affecting a Grade II Listed Building
18/04056/LBC
2018 Approved
Ludford Mill Park Road Ludford Ludlow SY8 1PP
Erection of single storey garage and workshop
18/04055/FUL
2018 Approved
Charlton Arms Hotel Ludford Ludlow Shropshire SY8 1PJ
Erection of a wooden pergola canopy over the existing riverside balcony.
18/04118/FUL
2018 Approved
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Conversion of the existing function room and bar at basement level to letting accommodati…
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2017 Approved
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Non-material amendment to 14/04385/FUL (Amending timber cladding to local stone)
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2017 Approved
Garden House Park Road Ludford Ludlow Shropshire SY8 1PJ
To fell 2No Norway Maple Trees and 1No Silver Birch Tree within Ludford Conservation Area
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Shropshire
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#53 of 296 councils
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Other 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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings