The Corner House Vicarage Road Shrewsbury Shropshire SY3 9EX Data via plota.co.uk

26/03703/TPO - Works to Trees TPO Pending Consideration

Proposal

Selective crown reduction to crown width following limb failure of 1no Copper Beech (See Report) protected by The Shrewsbury Borough Council (Meole Brace Village) Tree Preservation Order 1973 (Ref: SA/70) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 2 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
10 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Nov 2026 and 17 Nov 2026, from Shropshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 31 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

Meole Brace 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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 87 m away: Rea Brook Valley
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Melville House and Wheatlea House, Grade II, about 41 m from the postcode pin · 5 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 10 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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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 1

Last sold for £520,000 in March 2014. Detached house, freehold.

7 March 2014£520,000

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

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Important details

Council
Shropshire
Application type
Works to Trees TPO
Postcode
SY3 9EX
Received
around 2 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Meole
Parish
Shrewsbury Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Llanerch Arboriculture

Decision outlook

Day 26 of the 56-day target. Shropshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.

Day 2630 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 neutral

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15264076
Planning Portal ref
PP-15264076
Comments by
31 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
10 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Nov 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
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

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