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26/03778/FUL - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration
Agricultural

Proposal

Erection of agricultural building for livestock and associated machinery Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 7 Oct 2026
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Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 11 Nov 2026, from Shropshire's recent agricultural works.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

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Documents 2

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a, surveyed
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Wolverhampton). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4; the survey is the definitive reading.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Survey report ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence about 4 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground); 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 17 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Shropshire
Application type
Full Planning Application
Received
around 7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Tern
Parish
Astley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Halls Holdings Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Shropshire usually decides agricultural works by day 28.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
81%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
221decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15275085
Planning Portal ref
PP-15275085
Comments by
10 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
20 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 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
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