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26/02949/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Construction of VIE compound (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
14 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
14 Sept 2026

Approved on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Shrewsbury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 6 October 2026. 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
SY3 8XQ
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Bicton Heath
Parish
Shrewsbury Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Nexus Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 11 days faster than Shropshire's median of 51 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 90% of commercial and major works here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
79decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 16 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15100744
Planning Portal ref
PP-15100744
Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
14 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Sept 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