23 Noble Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5DZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01539/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Conversion of existing external toilet into a shower room with access from the proposed enclosed porch area, installation of rooflight to porch roof. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 5 Jun 2026
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Consultation
9 Jun 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION Decision · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG IMAGE 2 Photo · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ IMG IMAGE 1 Photo · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

50 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 20, Noble Street, Grade II, about 13 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 47 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 50 with distances
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 853 m away: Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network
The site is about 853 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 148 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 ↗
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 £145,000 in December 2013. Terraced house, freehold.

6 December 2013£145,000
19 December 2012£63,000

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

Building

Floor area106 m² (1,141 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (56 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
SY4 5DZ
Received
around 5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Wem
Parish
Wem Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 5 days slower than Shropshire's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
782decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14606057
Planning Portal ref
PP-14606057
Comments by
7 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
9 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

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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.