Current Planning Policy

Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council's current planning policies are contained in a number of documents which together form the development plan, including the Regional Spatial Strategy, the Shropshire Structure Plan and the adopted Shrewsbury and Atcham Local Plan. 

Archived work

The Borough Council will not be continuing its work on its Local Development Framework, although documents from 2003 until the Core Strategy was withdrawn in 2006 are archived on the Local Development Framework pages on the menu on the left.  

Unitary Council Planning Policy

The Government has agree to merge the county, borough and district councils in Shropshire to form a single unitary council.  The new council will start work on 1 April 2009.  In the meantime, an Implementation Executive (IE) has been established to take key decisions.  At its first formal meeting on Friday 29 February, IE set up three sub-committees including one devoted to taking forward work on the Local Development Framework (LDF).  Meeting of both the IE and the LDF Sub-committee are open to members of the public and representatives from the media and their agendas and minutes will be publicised on all the council's websites.

Unitary Local Development Framework timetable

The county, borough and district councils have agreed to develop a single Core Strategy for the new unitary council area.  on 9 April the IE approved a draft joint Local Development Scheme (LDS) which sets out the timetable for the joint LDF.  The LDF will replace the current Local Plans for all the districts in Shropshire and the County Council's Waste Local Plan.  If you would like to know more about the LDF visit http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/onecouncil.nsf/open/9F27FFF920EFF05C802574330056A6D2 

In the period before 1 April 2009 each of Shropshire's district and borough Councils will continue to take decisions on planning applications in their individual areas whilst the County Council will continue to take decisions on county matters and minerals and waste applications.  In making these decisions on planning applications, each council will continue to apply their own adopted 'saved' local plan policies to their individual areas.  If you have a planning enquiry in the period before 1 April 2009 you should continue to contact the planning department at your local council.

Mapping Service

Under an agreement between Ordnance Survey and some local authorities, copies can be made of maps in copyright for the purposes of submitting formal applications for Planning and Building Control. These are available from the Planning Policy team under the Mapping Service.

Enquiries about the Mapping Service can also be directed to: sabcmapping@shrewsbury.gov.uk

Footpath Diversions and Rights of Way

Applications for footpath diversions and the amendment of a public right of way following planning approval may be submitted to the Planning Policy section.  For information regarding the Mapping Service or Footpath Diversions please contact Liz Hosie - 01743 281313

All other footpath diversions are dealt with by Shropshire County Council, contact tel. 01743 255052.