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Riverside Shopping Centre Pride Hill Shrewsbury Shropshire

23/05402/FULFull Planning ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Demolition of the Riverside Shopping Centre and related activity, enabling works including boundary wall and the formation of a new public park following demolition, to include pocket gardens, event space and amphitheatre, accessible ramp, lift and staircase, flood attenuation and temporary meanwhile uses across the Site.

Received
20 December 2023
Decided
22 March 2024 · Grant Permission
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
16
Ward
Quarry And Coton Hill
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received20 Dec
  2. Validated20 Dec
  3. Consult.21 Feb
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided22 Mar

Decided in 93 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in Shropshire85% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at Riverside Shopping Centre Pride Hill Shrewsbury Shropshire. Shropshire has handled 6,029 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 53 days. This one was decided in 93 days, 6 weeks longer than Shropshire's median. The site is in the Shrewsbury conservation area. There have been 18 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Quarry And Coton Hill.

Application Details

Reference
23/05402/FUL
Address
Riverside Shopping Centre Pride Hill Shrewsbury Shropshire
Local Authority
Shropshire
Application Type
Full Planning Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Granted
Ward
Quarry And Coton Hill
Parish
Shrewsbury Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
BNP Paribas
Agent Address
5 Aldermanbury Square London EC2V 7BP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
20 December 2023
Consultation Expiry
19 March 2024
Target Decision Date
20 March 2024
Date Decided
22 March 2024
Date Validated
20 December 2023
Date Submitted
20 December 2023
Consultation End
21 February 2024
Committee Meeting
5 March 2024
Permission Expires
22 March 2027

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Permission
Decided By
Committee Decision
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry
19 March 2024
Site Notice Start
21 December 2023
Site Notice End
11 January 2024

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12639286
Comments
16
Documents
53
Coordinates
52.710144, -2.754615
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Shropshire

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    12 May

    Discharge of condition 10 (External Materials) to planning permission 24/03681/VAR

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01761/DIS
  2. 2025
    11 Jun

    Non Material Amendment for amendments to the approved staircase and lift shaft between the park area and…

    PendingNon-material amendmentAmendment25/02137/AMP
  3. 2024
    30 Oct

    Discharge of Condtion 3 (Archaeological Mitigation Strategy) of planning permission 23/05402/FUL

    PendingDischarge of conditions24/04166/DIS
  4. 2024
    13 Aug

    Request for EIA screening opinion is made in support of an application under Section 73 of the Town & Country…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)24/03134/SCR
  5. 2024
    2 Aug

    Discharge of condition 7 (habitat management plan) relating to Planning Permission 23/05402/FUL

    Discharge Conditions ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02993/DIS
  6. 2024
    10 Jul

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation) relating to Planning Permission 23/05402/FUL

    Discharge Conditions Part ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02631/DIS
  7. 2024
    28 Jun

    Discharge of conditions 8 (tree protection and arboricultural method statement) and 11 (flood warning and…

    ConditionsDischarge of conditions24/02508/DIS
  8. 2024
    5 Jun

    Discharge of conditions 4 (demolition management plan), 5 (construction management plan), 9 (surface water…

    Discharge Conditions ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02204/DIS
  9. 2023
    20 Dec

    Demolition of the Riverside Shopping Centre and related activity, enabling works including boundary wall and…

    This applicationApprovedFull23/05402/FUL

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Shrewsbury
  • Brownfield land register: Riverside Shopping Centre, Pride Hill, Shrewsbury, ShropshireRegister site at or near this address

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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