Planning Application submitted for new single-storey rear extension home extension in Hafren Road, Copthorne, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

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Following an initial planning appraisal with the client En-Plan: Planing & Architecture formulated a householder planning application that was subsequently submitted and approved by Shropshire County Council Planning Department.  The application creates a new kitchen and lounge extension at ground floor level and has the same external finish as the main unit and a new bespoke roof lantern will flood the extension with light and ensure the existing lounge receives the required level to ensure it also remains a usable family room.  

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During the plannig assessment of the application the design itself will fit in with the aims and objectives of the Shrewsbury Big Town Plan which aims to raise the quality of design across the town, particularly for new housing. We will develop what we will call “The Shrewsbury Test” to raise standards for all new development.  The proposla was also judged against te Policies contained with the Samdev. The SAMDev Plan was adopted by Shropshire Council on 17 December 2015.   Policy MD2 : Sustainable Design reuires develoment to achieve the following:

1. Respond positively to local design aspirations, wherever possible, both in terms of visual appearance and how a place functions, as set out in Community Led Plans, Town or Village Design Statements, Neighbourhood Plans and Place Plans.
2. Contribute to and respect locally distinctive or valued character and existing amenity value by:
i. Responding appropriately to the form and layout of existing development and the way it functions, including mixture of uses, streetscape, building heights and lines, scale, density, plot sizes and local patterns of movement; and
ii. Reflecting locally characteristic architectural design and details, such as building materials, form, colour and texture of detailing, taking account of their scale and proportion; and
iii. Protecting, conserving and enhancing the historic context and character of heritage assets, their significance and setting, in accordance with MD13; and
iv. Enhancing, incorporating or recreating natural assets in accordance with
MD12.
3. Embrace opportunities for contemporary design solutions, which take reference from and reinforce distinctive local characteristics to create a positive sense of place, but avoid reproducing these characteristics in an incoherent and detrimental style.
4. Incorporate Sustainable Drainage techniques, in accordance with Policy CS18, as an integral part of design and apply the requirements of the SuDS handbook as set out in the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.
5. Consider design of landscaping and open space holistically as part of the whole development to provide safe, useable and well-connected outdoor spaces which respond to and reinforce the character and context within which it is set, in accordance with Policy CS17 and MD12 and MD13, including.
i. Natural and semi-natural features, such as, trees, hedges, woodlands, ponds, wetlands, and watercourses, as well as existing landscape character, geological and heritage assets and;
ii. providing adequate open space of at least 30sqm per person that meets local needs in terms of function and quality and contributes to wider policy objectives such as surface water drainage and the provision and
enhancement of semi natural landscape features.

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With the above in mind the Council found the deisgn to respons positively to the site context and will form a well designed residential adjunct.  The proposal was again judged aginst the specific Shrewsbury area policy of the Samdev plan and this is "Policy S16: Shrewsbury Area" whcih looks to protetc the character fo Shrewsbury.  With the use of architetcural visulaisation and 3-d modelling En-Plan were able to demonstrate thsi was indeed teh case and plannig approval was granted.

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​Since receiving planning approval we have also completed and had approved a Building Regulations Application for the technical detail required for the extension.

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If you would like to find out more about how our Planning Consultancy and Architectural Design Service can work in perfect sync to achieve a successful house extension please contact us and we will be only too happy to talk through any questions or development proposals you may have. Alternatively you can look at additional projects undertaken in the Copthorne Area of Shrewsbury by using the below links:

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Erection of porch (retrospective)

56 Copthorne Park Shrewsbury Shropshire SY3 8TJ

Ref. No: 25/00608/FUL | Validated: Tue 25 Feb 2025 | Status: Granted

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Hip to gable and loft conversion 

56 Copthorne Park Shrewsbury Shropshire SY3 8TJ

Ref. No: 25/00548/CPL | Validated: Thu 13 Feb 2025 | Status: Lawful

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