21 Cambria Avenue Ellesmere Shropshire SY12 0BG Data via plota.co.uk

26/02737/CPL - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed conversion of the existing garage to provide an accessible bedroom and shower room for a disabled occupant, including replacement of the garage door with a window, kitchen adaptations, and the installation of a ramped access to the front entrance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Jul 2026
Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Meres and Mosses; Inside the Ellesmere built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
SY12 0BG
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Ellesmere Urban
Parish
Ellesmere Urban
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Certificate - Lawful
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Shropshire Council, Private Sector Housing

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 8 days faster than Shropshire's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
547decided 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 3 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15097294
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