Sunningdale 9 Mill Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5ED Data via plota.co.uk

26/03317/TCA - Works to Trees - Conservation Area Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Fell (and replace with alternative species) 2no. Lawsonia Cypress within Wem Conservation Area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 8 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 20 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 51.

The consultation period closed on 28 Sept 2026.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 43 m away: Wem Castle: a motte castle immediately south west of St Peter and St Paul's Church
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.
32 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Churchyard Gate Piers South of St Peter and St Paul's Church, Grade II, about 39 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 30 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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 819 m away: Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network
The site is about 819 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
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £499,950 in March 2014. Detached house, freehold.

10 December 2020£20,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
20 March 2014£499,950

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area219 m² (2,357 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (49 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2013, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Shropshire
Application type
Works to Trees - Conservation Area
Postcode
SY4 5ED
Received
around 8 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Wem
Parish
Wem Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 51, past Shropshire's usual 42 days for tree and landscaping works. 100% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 8 Dec 2026.

Day 515 days to the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
478decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15204991
Planning Portal ref
PP-15204991
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
14 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

20 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Fell 2no. Lawson Cypress (T1 and G1) within Wem Conservation Area
24/02854/TCA
2024 Approved
Reduce height by one third of 1no Lawson Cypress (T1) & fell 1no Spruce (T2) within Wem C…
24/00875/TCA
2022 Approved
To fell 2no. Lawson Cypress (T1 & T2) and replace with more suitable species within Wem C…
22/04288/TCA
2022 Approved
To fell 2no. Lawson Cypress within Wem Conservation Area
22/04392/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Land Rear 73 High Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 6ND
Change of use from a stable block to dwelling, single storey extension and associated ext…
23/03256/FUL
2023 Approved
7 Mill Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5ED
Fell 1no Yew (T1) & 3no Conifers (G2) within Wem Conservation Area
23/01672/TCA
2023 Refused
Land Rear 73 High Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 6ND
Conversion of existing stable block into dwelling house and associated external works (re…
22/05761/FUL
2022 Refused
Land To Rear Of 73 High Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 6ND
Conversion of existing stable block into a dwelling with associated external works
22/03619/FUL
2022 Approved
St Peter And St Pauls Church High Street Wem Shropshire
To fell 1no. Sycamore (T10) within Wem Conservation Area
22/02850/TCA
2021 Withdrawn
Land To The Rear Of 73 High Street Wem Shropshire SY4 5DR
Conversion and extension of former stable block to form one dwelling; and erection of one…
21/05426/FUL
2021 Approved
Sunningdale 9 Mill Street Wem SY4 5ED
To fell 1no Lawson Cypress (T1) within the Wem conservation area
21/05813/TCA
2021 Approved
Proposed Dwelling To The East Of Mill Street Wem Shropshire
Discharge of Conditions 3 (External materials), 6 (Written scheme of investigation) and 7…
21/01770/DIS
2020 Approved
Sunningdale 9 Mill Street Wem SY4 5ED
To fell 2No. Lawson Cypress trees within Wem Conservation Area
20/04628/TCA
2018 Approved
War Memorial High Street Wem SY4 5DR
To carry out various works to trees (as per schedule) within Wem Conservation Area.
18/05772/TCA
2018 Approved
8 Barnard Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5EE
Erection of a single storey rear extension
18/03527/FUL
2018 Refused
8 Barnard Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5EE
Erection of a single storey rear extension to a semi-detached dwelling, dimensions 3.6 me…
18/02891/HHE
2018 Approved
7 Mill Street Wem SY4 5ED
To fell to ground level 2No Cypress trees and reduce by 2m and reshape to retain shape 1N…
18/02474/TCA
2017 Approved
Proposed Dwelling Adjacent Riverside Mill Street Wem Shropshire
Erection of 1No. dwelling
17/04308/FUL
2017 Approved
Mill Bank Mill Street Wem SY4 5EX
Discharge of Condition 4 (archaeological investigation) attached to planning permission 1…
17/03156/DIS
2016 Approved
Mill Bank Mill Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5EX
Variation of S106 attached to Planning Permission 13/03891/FUL dated 14 October 2014
16/03522/VAR106
Shropshire
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#53 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.