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Proposed Barn 2 Conversion South Of Yew Tree Farm Horton Wem Shropshire

26/00265/PMBPAPrior App from Agricultural to DwellingsAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Application for prior approval under Part 3, Class Q of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the change of use from agricultural to form a single dwellinghouse

Received
26 January 2026
Decision due
23 March 2026
Decision level
No Data
Ward
Wem
  1. Received26 Jan
  2. Validated26 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 Mar
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Proposed Barn 2 Conversion South Of Yew Tree Farm Horton Wem Shropshire. Shropshire has handled 1,171 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Wem conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 8 applications across Wem. We hold 1,721 applications in total for the SY4 postcode area.

83% of outline applications at Shropshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SY4 5DG
Application type
Prior App from Agricultural to Dwellings
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wem Rural
District
No Data

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Peter Richards & Co
Agent address
Crab Tree Farm Prees Heath Whitchurch SY13 3JY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal status
No Data
Appeal result
No Data

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14646359
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Wem
  • Listed building: Grade II: 27, High StreetOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Old Post Office And Buildings To The Rear 25 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY…Register site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Shropshire

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