Gator Lubricants Ltd Unit 41 Wem Business Park New Street Wem Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 5JX Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 24/03293/FUL
Date received
around 12 Sept 2024
Date validated
12 Sept 2024
Postcode
SY4 5JX

Description

Proposed Commercial Building for Storage Use (B8 use) Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 11 Nov 2026; it is now day 790.

Day 790, past the statutory target. 89% of full applications in Shropshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 21 Oct 2026.

Day 790734 days past the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
1,518decided in the last year

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

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

National infrastructure project about 919 m away: Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network
The site is about 919 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
27 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 31 m away: Wem; Scheduled monument about 234 m away: Wem Castle: a motte castle immediately south west of St Peter and St Paul's Church; Inside the Wem built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 1 November 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 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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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