Shropshire Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Shropshire Council decided more than 4,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 8% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 49 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Shropshire Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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4 November 2026 · Approved
Land To The East Of Merrington Road Bomere Heath Shrewsbury Shropshire · 25/02929/OUT
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28 October 2026 · Approved
Proposed Development Land To The SE Of Aries Drive Shawbury Shropshire · 25/03499/FUL
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22 October 2026 · Approved
Proposed Residential Development Land East Of Shrewsbury Road Hadnall Shropshire · 24/04834/FUL
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25 September 2026 · Approved
Land North Of A53 Longford Market Drayton Shropshire TF9 3PL · 25/01926/OUT
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16 September 2026 · Approved
Outline application for the erection of 15 dwellings to include access
Land Off Tudor Fields Dorrington Shrewsbury Shropshire · 25/04331/OUT
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28 August 2026 · Approved
Outline application for the erection of up to 21No. affordable dwellings to include access
Proposed Residential Development Land To The West Of Swain Close Wem Shropshire · 24/02314/OUT
Figures for Shropshire Council
| Applications decided | more than 4,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 8%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 49 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 290 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 28%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2021 |
| Local Plan policies held | 20plan adopted 2011 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Shropshire Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the locality.”
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“The main issues are: whether the site is suitable for residential development in terms of accessibility to local services and facilities, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development; and the effect of the…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“Having regard to the submitted documentation and the representations received, I consider that the main issues in this appeal are: i) The implications of the proposed development for meeting the challenge of climate change. ii) The effect of the proposed…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.