Candle Lane Books 28 - 29 Princess Street Shrewsbury Shropshire SY1 1LW Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 25/01229/DIS
Date received
around 28 Mar 2025
Date validated
28 Mar 2025
Postcode
SY1 1LW
Freehold owner

Description

Discharge of Conditions 4 (Balustrading), 5 (Landscape Surfacing), 6 (Roof Rooflights), 7 (Walling Details of Heads and Sills), 8 (Brickwork Bond and Type), 9 (Joinery), 14 Decorative Finishes), 15 (Details of Services Exterior), 16 Roof Materials), 17 (Roof Details) and 18 (Internal Fitting of Blinds/Shutters relating to Planning Permission 24/01948/LBC Data via plota.co.uk

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Associated applications 2

  • Part of

    Listed buildingPending24/01948/LBC
    Conversion to 2No. residential properties

    Conditions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14 awaiting decision

    • ConditionsDischarge of Conditions 4 (Balustrading), 5 (Landscape Surfacing), 6 (Roof Rooflights), 7…This application25/01229/DIS

Site constraints 7

151 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 28 and 29, Princess Street, Grade II, about 11 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 20 Grade II*, 129 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.
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Historic England ↗
Shrewsbury 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 62 m away: Remains of the crypt or undercroft to the Old Church of St Chad
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Shrewsbury built-up area; Air quality management area about 57 m away: AQMA No.3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 9 November 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £275,000 in February 2024. Other property, freehold.

29 February 2024£275,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.