6-12 Leek Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5EP Data via plota.co.uk

26/03118/PA3MA - Comm Business Service E to C3 Dwelling Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Application under Schedule 2, Part 3 Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to change the first-floor to 4No. self-contained residential units (Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
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Consultation
25 Aug 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION Decision · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT 6-12 LEEK STREET WEM Heritage impact statement · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BAT REPORT 2026 Biodiversity survey and report · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE ASSESSMENT Noise impact assessment · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENT - V1 - 07-07 Biodiversity survey and report · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PRIOR APPROVAL STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

29 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 17, Chapel Street, Grade II, about 22 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 28 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 ↗
Wem 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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 954 m away: Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network
The site is about 954 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 165 m away: Wem Castle: a motte castle immediately south west of St Peter and St Paul's Church; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Wem 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Shropshire
Application type
Comm Business Service E to C3 Dwelling
Postcode
SY4 5EP
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Wem
Parish
Wem Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Required and Approved
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Callum Winstone

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 9 days faster than Shropshire's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 77% of changes of use here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
173decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15169239
Planning Portal ref
PP-15169239
Comments by
17 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
25 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings