A FARM based outside Ellesmere has submitted plans to build a hay and straw store.

The application is for The Sycamores, in Tetchill Moor, near Ellesmere, and was submitted last week by applicants.

However, in a covering letter sent to Shropshire Council, Halls – acting for applicant D Wainwright, also stated their client is seeking whether prior approval is needed for the work.

It said: “Our client is seeking a determination on whether prior approval is required for erection of an agricultural building measure 610 sq.m to serve as a hay and straw store to support their c.160 acre farming enterprise at the Sycamores Farm.

“The building measures 13.8m x 44.2m (width c length() x 7.25m ridge height falling to 5.5m at the eaves providing 610 sq.m of floor space.

“Of steel portal frame construction, the building is finished in natural coloured Yorkshire boarding, rising from pre-cast concrete panels.

“The roof is finished with fibre cement sheets (slate grey) and comprise black uPVC rainwater goods draining to an existing drainage ditch.”

Anyone wishing to view the application of comment can do so at https://pa.shropshire.gov.uk/online-applications and by searching 22/03954/AGR.

We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.

Please report any comments that break our rules.

This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here

© 2001-2022. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. A Gannett Company. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. HP10 9TY. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |

Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event.

As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles.

Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services.

These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community.

It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times.