55 Mill Street Ludlow Shropshire SY8 1BB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02365/COU - Change of Use Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of building from mixed residential/commercial use to C3 dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Consultation
7 Jul 2026
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Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Last checked 25 Aug 2026

Documents 2

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

129 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 51, Mill Street, Grade II, about 0 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 119 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 129 with distances
Historic England ↗
Public footpath about 1 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.
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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 59 m away: Ludlow Castle
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.
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
SSSI about 273 m away: River Teme SSSI; Heritage at risk about 76 m away: Pendover Tower, Ludlow Castle; Inside the Ludlow built-up area.
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
Change of Use
Postcode
SY8 1BB
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Ludlow North
Parish
Ludlow Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
AddisonRees Planning Consultancy Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 73% of changes of use here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
147decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 25 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15031555
Planning Portal ref
PP-15031555
Comments by
28 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
7 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Shropshire
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#53 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings