Barns At Middle House Farm The Ridge Ellesmere Shropshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/03948/DIS - Biodiversity Gain Plan Pending Consideration

Proposal

Conversion of a traditional barn to form 1No. dwelling and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 05:11

Application progress

✓

Received

around 20 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Dec 2026, from Shropshire's recent changes of use.

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE (26/00148/FUL) Decision · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN Biodiversity Net Gain · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Nature improvement area: Meres and Mosses; Inside the Welshampton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 22 October 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: Biodiversity Gain Plan
Received: around 20 Oct 2026
Validated: 20 Oct 2026
Ward: St Martin's
Parish: Ellesmere Rural
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Halls Holdings Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Shropshire usually decides changes of use by day 56.

prediction

Day 848 days to the 56-day target

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 22 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 15 Dec 2026
Env. assessment: No

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

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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