Tarmac Ltd Bayston Hill Quarry Sharpstones Lane Bayston Hill Shrewsbury Shropshire SY3 0AW Data via plota.co.uk

26/02598/FUL - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Installation of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic array of up to 3 MW, a battery energy storage system (up to 3.5 MWh), underground cabling to the adjacent quarry, security fencing, CCTV and track. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 73.

Comments are open until 9 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 16

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Scheduled monument about 196 m away: The Burgs; 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

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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
SY3 0AW
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Severn Valley
Parish
Berrington
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Black Box Planning

Decision outlook

Day 73, past the statutory target. 96% of utility and infrastructure works in Shropshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 27 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 22 Sept 2026.

Day 731 days to the predicted decision (day 74)
76%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
69decided in the last year

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

Public comments

18comments received
18 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 22 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15034218
Planning Portal ref
PP-15034218
Comments by
9 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 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