37 - 38 High Street Shrewsbury Shropshire SY1 1LR
Proposal
Application to determine whether prior approval is required for the proposed change of use of the upper floors from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to provide 38 self-contained apartments
- Received
- 3 February 2026
- Decision due
- 31 March 2026
- Decision level
- No Data
- Council
- Shropshire Council
- Ward
- Quarry And Coton Hill
- ReceivedReceived3 Feb
- ValidatedValidated3 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date31 Mar
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at 37 - 38 High Street Shrewsbury Shropshire SY1 1LR. Shropshire has handled 18,412 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Shrewsbury conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Quarry And Coton Hill. We hold 1,626 applications in total for the SY1 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SY1 1LR
- Application type
- Comm Business Service E to C3 Dwelling
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Number of dwellings
- 38
- Parish
- Shrewsbury Town Council
- District
- No Data
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Berrys
- Agent address
- 41-43 Shiretown House Broad Street Hereford HR49AR United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal
- Appeal status
- No Data
- Appeal result
- No Data
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14146742
- Documents
- 25
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Shrewsbury
- Brownfield land register: Princess House, The Square, Shrewsbury, ShropshireRegister 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.
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© 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201612 Jul
Erect and display 2No non illuminated fascia signs and 3No non illuminated hanging signs (amended description)
ApprovedAdvertisement consent16/02854/ADV - 201612 Jul
Alterations to shopfront (front and rear elevations) including repainting and signage (amended description).
ApprovedFull Planning Application16/02853/FUL
Source: Shropshire
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Nearby applications
- 38 High Street Shrewsbury SY1 1LRSA/06/1500/LB · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- 37 - 38 High Street Shrewsbury Shropshire SY1 1LR16/02854/ADV · AdvertisingApproved0.0 mi
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Before the decision
You may need a heritage statement. Heritage & archaeology consultants near this site
A listed building is on or next to this site.
Consultants on this application
- Berrys · Agent for this application
- 1.8 miShrewsburyRTPIRICS Regulated
- 15.0 miEllesmereRTPI
- 29.4 miLeominster
Nearest first, within 50 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for commercial fit-out near this site- Shuker Building & Development LimitedElectrician0.2 mi
- J3 Building Futures LLPRetrofit Coordinator0.2 mi
- Penguin Electrical Solutions LtdElectrician0.4 mi
- By The Fire LtdSolid Fuel Heating0.4 mi
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