New Whitchurch camping site approved plus all the latest Shropshire Council planning applications

Plans for a camping site on the outskirts of Whitchurch have been given the green light after access concerns were addressed.

Chris Huxley’s proposal also includes a motorhome and touring caravan on land to the rear of Hotel Farm in Grindley Brook. A toilet and shower block, hard and soft landscaping, and the installation of a private sewage treatment plant are also part of the scheme.

Shropshire Council's highways team had concerns about the proposed access arrangement so the application was withdrawn.

A new proposal was then submitted with updated details in relation to the proposed access, and amended location and site plans.

This includes a low-level fence being installed at the end of the site to deter campers from walking onto the bank of the canal, as suggested by the Canal & River Trust.

Two letters of objection were received from members of the public.

"There is a gap at one end of the fencing which could easily be walked around, so I am not sure what benefit this fence will provide," said Anne Amos.

"My main comment is still the screening that should be put in place to shield the site from the canal boats and walkers along the canal."

Joe North added: "There are already at least three caravan sites at Grindley Brook: Canalside Caravan Site; Grindley Brook Park; and Grindley Brook Wharf. This proposed site would make four.

"The proposed site is immediately next to Grindley Brook Wharf caravan site, and it is already difficult for vehicles to gain access onto the main road (A41) due to the road being extremely busy at all times."

However Shropshire Council granted permission, deeming the the scale and design acceptable. The local authority added that it will not result in an adverse visual impact on the surrounding rural character and the character of the canal corridor.

Shropshire Council has recently validated the below applications

26/03902/DIS: Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials), 5 (Ecological Enhancements) and 6 (External Lighting) of planning permission 26/00398/FUL; Proposed affordable dwelling to the west of Newcastle

26/03911/DIS: Discharge of condition 7 (Landscaping) of planning permission 24/01890/FUL; Care UK, Oxbow Manor, Oteley Road, Shrewsbury

26/03909/DIS: Discharge of condition 4 (Joinery) relating to planning permission 24/02318/FUL; 37 St Julians Crescent, Shrewsbury

26/03915/CPL: Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed ground floor rear and side extensions; 34 Porthill Drive, Shrewsbury

26/03914/DIS: Discharge of conditions 5 (Hardstanding Materials), 7 (External Materials) and 8 (Proposed Works Details) on planning permission 26/01529/LBC; 5 St Mary’s Lane, Much Wenlock

26/03908/DIS: Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Stonework/Masonry), 5 (External Joinery) and 6 (Bird and Bat Boxes) of planning permission 26/00725/FUL; The Old Rectory, Wentnor, Bishop’s Castle

26/03916/DIS: Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Plan on planning permission 24/03685/FUL; Lower Common Farm House, Gatacre, Claverley

26/03882/AMP: Non-material amendment to planning permission 26/02238/VAR to remove the hedgerow around the visitor parking bays, leaving only a knee rail; Proposed residential development land west of Lowe Hill Road, Wem

26/03893/DIS: Discharge of condition 6 (Boxes) on planning permission 24/03685/FUL; Lower Common Farm House, Gatacre, Claverley

26/03888/DIS: Discharge of condition 5 (Construction Management Plan) relating to planning permission 26/01058/FUL; Shrewsbury Academy, Corndon Crescent, Shrewsbury

26/03887/DIS: Discharge of condition 3(b) (Remediation Strategy for Contaminated Land) relating to planning permission 23/02549/FUL; City Environmental Services Workshop, adjacent to Glencoe, Walford Heath

26/03866/PAAFC: Application under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the change of use of agricultural buildings to flexible commercial use (Class B8 and Class E(g)(iii)); Buildings at Lizard Farm, Lizard Lane, Tong

26/03870/CPL: Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed single-storey side extension; 12 Willow Grove, Kinnerley, Oswestry

26/03860/DIS: Discharge of condition 6 (Bat/Bird Boxes) for planning application 23/01184/FUL; Neachley Booster Pumping Station, Neachley Lane, Neachley, Shifnal

26/03842/FUL: Erection of one dwelling and detached garage; Proposed dwelling, The Stables, Hubbal Lane, Tong

26/03836/PIP: Application for Permission in Principle for erection of 1 dwelling; Land at Ferndale, Weston Lullingfields, Shrewsbury

26/03844/VAR: Variation of condition No. 2 attached to permission 25/04168/FUL dated 14 May 2026; Proposed barn conversions at Stanton Hill Farm, Stanton Road, Shifnal

26/03859/TPO: To pollard back to previous points 1 London Plane (T69) protected by Shropshire Council (Land at Prestfelde School, London Road, Shrewsbury) Tree Preservation Order 2021 (SC/00479/21); Prestfelde Preparatory School, London Road, Shrewsbury

26/03852/FUL: Proposed rear and side extensions, first-floor rear extension, replacement of front dormer with two dormers, raising the roof for insulation, and detached double garage with loft room above; Bridge Bank Cottage, 17 Bridge Road, Benthall, Broseley

26/03848/DIS: Discharge of condition 6 (Tree Protection) of planning permission 26/02567/FUL; Oak Tree Barn, Old Woodhouses, Whitchurch

26/03840/AMP: Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/00201/FUL to add ground-floor external double patio doors to Plot 5, Bedroom 2, replacing the previously approved window to provide external fire escape access for a hospital bed; Proposed residential development land off Southlands Avenue, Gobowen

26/03847/AMP: Non-material amendment to planning permission 26/02623/FUL to create one wider garage door opening to facilitate better vehicle access to the garage; Woodstock, Wykey, Ruyton-XI-Towns

26/03839/AMP: Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/04660/FUL to alter the gable end first-floor extension by providing a taller, inward-opening window with inset glass Juliet balcony; Proposed residential narn conversion at Mitnell Lane, Mitnell Lane, Richards Castle

26/03830/FUL: Erection of a front porch and single-storey side extension; 4 Vernolds Common, Craven Arms

26/03857/TCA: Various works to 2 Beech trees (T1–T2), 4 Sycamore trees (T3–T5, T7), 1 Ash tree (T6) and 2 Hazel trees (T8–T9) within Bishop’s Castle Conservation Area; 25 Welsh Street, Bishop’s Castle

26/03828/FUL: Erection of a dwelling and formation of a new vehicular access; Proposed residential dwelling, 40 Mill Street, Wem

26/03826/DIS: Discharge of condition 10(c), (d) and (e) (Contamination) for Plots 14, 15, 32–35, 39, 40, 49, 50 and 52 relating to planning permission 22/03924/FUL; R G Stones (Timber) Ltd, The Sawmills, Rhoswiel, Weston Rhyn

26/03829/PA3MA: Application under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of a building and land to a single three-bedroom dwelling; The Antique Fireplace Company, Jasmine Cottage, Prees Green, Whitchurch

26/03833/CPE: Application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Use confirming that planning permission 13/03514/FUL was lawfully commenced within the prescribed period by undertaking a material operation comprising demolition of outbuildings forming part of the approved development; 21/23 High Street, Church Stretton

26/03835/SCR: Request for a screening opinion under Regulation 6(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the proposed installation and operation of a ground-mounted solar farm; Land at Norton Estate, Upper Onibury

26/03819/FUL: Demolition of the existing residential dwelling and construction of a replacement dwelling with associated landscaping works; 4 Mayfield Drive, Shrewsbury

26/03821/FUL: Extensions and alterations to Hordley and Bagley Village Hall, together with associated infrastructure and accompanying works; Hordley and Bagley Village Hall, Hordley, Ellesmere

26/03823/AMP: Non-material amendment to planning permission 26/00006/FUL to change the roof covering from anthracite grey fibre cement roofing to insulated slate grey metal profile cladding, add roof window panels on the north-east elevation and insert a window on the south-west elevation; Greenbank Farm, Tern Hill, Market Drayton

26/03818/DIS: Discharge of condition 3 (External Materials) relating to planning permission 26/02559/FUL; School House, Lyneal, Ellesmere

26/03832/DIS: Discharge of conditions 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 4 (Bat Survey), 6 (Habitat Management Plan), 10 (Construction Management Plan) and 11 (Landscaping/Arboricultural) relating to planning application 21/06007/FUL; Proposed residential development south of A49, Ludlow

26/03825/TCA: Crown lift to 5m over the road and property sides of 2 Beech trees and 1 Maple tree (G1), and crown lift to 5m to clear the roof of 1 Oak tree (T1) within Marchamley Conservation Area; The Croft, 10 School Lane, Marchamley

26/03811/DIS: Discharge of the Biodiversity Gain Plan for planning application 26/00709/FUL; 3 and 4 Thatched Cottages, Badger, Bridgnorth

26/03805/FUL: Erection of a replacement dwelling; Greenacres, Plox Green, Minsterley

26/03773/ADV: Erection of two fascia signs on the front and side elevations; British Red Cross, 32 Cross Street, Oswestry

26/03784/DEM: Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 for the demolition of existing bungalows, a common room with flat above and garages; Land at Fairfield Close, Gobowen

26/03783/FUL: Installation of ground-mounted solar panels; Ryton Villa Farm, Ryton, Dorrington

26/03776/FUL: Creation of an estate yard with erection of offices, machinery stores and garaging, creation of a compost yard, and associated access, drainage, parking and landscaping; Land at Mawley Hall, Cleobury Mortimer

26/03758/LBC: Replacement staircase and trestle; Signal Box, Chester Street, Shrewsbury

26/03766/FUL: Extension and alterations; 2 Corra Place, Calverhall, Market Drayton, Shropshire

26/03733/VAR: Variation of condition No. 3 attached to planning permission 16/05432/FUL dated 1 February 2017; Wddyn House, Treflach, Oswestry

26/03739/FUL: Replacement of an existing single-lane cricket net with a two-lane ECB-approved non-turf practice facility, relocated to the north-eastern boundary of the playing field, including change of use from agricultural land; Community Sports Building, Bearstone Road, Norton-in-Hales

26/03740/COU: Retrospective change of use from C1 (bed and breakfast) to C3 residential; Hen and Chicken, 103 Old Street, Ludlow

26/03701/TCA: Crown reduction by up to 30 per cent of 2 Cherry trees (G1), felling of 1 Oak (T2), pollarding to 4m of 1 Hawthorn (T3), felling of 1 Lime and reduction by 3m away from the property of another Lime (G4), and felling of 1 Willow (T5) within Astley Conservation Area; Church House, Astley, Shrewsbury

26/03689/OUT: Outline application for the erection of one single-storey dwelling, including access; Proposed dwelling south of Bryn Derw, Upper Chirk Bank, Chirk Bank

26/03687/FUL: Replacement of 2 timber windows to match the original windows in style and 1 door on the front elevation; 1 Alma Street, Shrewsbury

26/03675/FUL: Single-storey side and rear extension, enlarged dormer, front solar panels and internal alterations; 12 Longner Street, Shrewsbury

26/03670/DIS: Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan relating to planning permission 26/01684/FUL; Land off A53, south of Park House Farm, Shawbury

26/03673/FUL: Installation of an array of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels; Lower House Farm, Chetton, Bridgnorth

26/03642/FUL: Erection of a timber post-and-rail fence and landscaping; The Tythe Barn, 1 Mansion View Farm, Ford, Shrewsbury

26/03643/LBC: Listed building consent for the erection of a timber post-and-rail fence and landscaping; The Tythe Barn, 1 Mansion View Farm, Ford, Shrewsbury

26/03546/FUL: Erection of a holiday let (log cabin) and associated works; Proposed holiday let cabin south of Brooklyn Ford Heath, Shrewsbury

26/03540/TCA: Crown lifting by 15–20 per cent and thinning of 1 Douglas Fir within Ludlow Conservation Area; Friars Tilt, Linney, Ludlow

26/03470/FUL: Extension and conversion of garage to form a self-contained annex; Stone Barn, Cleobury Mortimer

26/03471/DIS: Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan relating to planning permission 25/03901/FUL; Painsbrook Farm, Painsbrook Lane, Hadnall, Shrewsbury

26/03318/TCA: Reduction of branches by up to 4m to provide clearance from the road and power line, and reshaping of the crown of 1 Alder; reduction in height by up to 7m of 1 Poplar within Broseley Conservation Area; 63 Bridge Road, Benthall, Broseley

26/03279/FUL: Erection of a 360kWp ground-mounted solar array and all associated works; Kinton Farm, Kinton, Shrewsbury