3 Willow Street Oswestry Shropshire SY11 1AF Data via plota.co.uk

26/02427/FUL - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use from residential accommodation (C3 Dwellinghouses) to commercial accommodation (E(c)(ii) Professional services) Refurbishment of building generally to include replacement windows, refurbishment of commercial space and refurbishment of existing residential accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 8 Oct 2026; it is now day 92.

Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 8

27 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 9 and 11, Willow Street, Grade II, about 11 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 25 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 27 with distances
Historic England ↗
Oswestry 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 ↗
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
Scheduled monument about 176 m away: Oswestry Castle: motte and adjoining section of the town wall immediately north east of Christ Church; National infrastructure project about 1722 m away: Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Croesoswallt built-up area; Heritage at risk about 89 m away: Llwyd Mansion, 1 and 3, Cross Street.
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 Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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 £206,000 in February 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

6 February 2025£206,000Recorded 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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Important details

Council
Shropshire
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
SY11 1AF
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Oswestry South
Parish
Oswestry Town
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 92, past the statutory target. 79% of changes of use in Shropshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 9236 days past the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
152decided 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 neutral

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14980632
Planning Portal ref
PP-14980632
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
17 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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.