Spencer Jakeman Property Management Limited 46A Mardol Shrewsbury Shropshire SY1 1PP Data via plota.co.uk

26/02237/COU - Change of Use Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of Use of Ground Floor from Offices to Hot Food Take-Away Outlet Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
29 Jun 2026
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 1 Sept 2026; it is now day 77. The consultation period closed on 1 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 4

Shrewsbury 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 ↗
Air quality management area: AQMA No.3
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Shrewsbury built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
SY1 1PP
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Quarry And Coton Hill
Parish
Shrewsbury Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kembertons

Decision outlook

Day 77, past the statutory target. 81% of changes of use in Shropshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 28 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 7721 days past the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
100decided 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

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15005664
Comments by
1 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Aug 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