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Battlefield Road, Shrewsbury

Land size
7.5 acres

Key Features

  • Total Gross Site Area of approximately 7.50 acres (3.03 hectares)
  • Allocated commercial land which has been granted outline planning permission providing a Net Site Area of approximately 5.4 acres (2.185 hectares)
  • Prominently located fronting onto Battlefield Road
  • Sought after commercial quarter of the town of Shrewsbury
  • Suitable for a variety of commercial uses (subject to any statutory consents)

Description

The site provides a Total Gross Site Area of approximately 7.50 acres (3.03 hectares) of allocated employment land that is accessed directly from Battlefield Road. The site is currently subject to outline planning permission for a commercial development that would provide a development with a Total Net Developable Area of approximately 5.4 acres (2.185 hectares) under Planning Reference Number 22/00177/OUT.

Further details relating to the planning application are available from the selling agent and are as per the illustrative plan on the particulars.

The commercial land would ideally lend itself to a commercial development for owner occupation or investment purposes and is located in the sought after commercial quarter of the town of Shrewsbury.

The site provides a Total Gross Site Area of approximately 7.50 acres (3.03 hectares) of allocated employment land that is accessed directly from Battlefield Road. The site is currently subject to outline planning permission for a commercial development that would provide a development with a Total Net Developable Area of approximately 5.4 acres (2.185 hectares) under Planning Reference Number 22/00177/OUT.

Further details relating to the planning application are available from the selling agent and are as per the illustrative plan on the particulars.

The commercial land would ideally lend itself to a commercial development for owner occupation or investment purposes and is located in the sought after commercial quarter of the town of Shrewsbury.

(All measurements approximate)

Total Gross Site Area | 7.50 acres | 3.03 Hectares

The site is situated fronting onto Battlefield Road, which serves as a main access road into Shrewsbury Town Centre from the north and the east. The site is located on the northern side of Battlefield Road and approximately 1.5 miles north east of Shrewsbury Town Centre. The site is located adjacent to ABP and other occupiers in proximity include Arnold Clark, Rybrook and McDonalds.

The site is located within close proximity of the Battlefield Island where the A49, A53 and A498 intersect and is within easy access of the M54, which provides access to the national road network.

Shrewsbury is the county town and main administrative centre of Shropshire and is located at the intersection of the main A5 and A49 trunk roads approximately12 miles west of Telford, 45 miles north west of Birmingham and 45 miles east of Chester.

Price - Offers Invited.

Tenure - The site is offered for sale Freehold, subject to any reservation of rights to services and emergency access that relate to the planning consent for the development of the adjoining site for residential development.

Further information is available from the selling agents upon request.

Vat - The site is understood to be elected for VAT and therefore VAT will be chargeable at disposal.

Services - (Not tested at the time of inspection)

Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves All services are understood to be available subject to normal connection charges

Planning - Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries to the local authority.

The site comprises of allocated employment land.

The site has been granted outline planning permission providing a Total Net Site Area of approximately 5.4 acres based upon the development plan that has accompanied the planning application. The application is understood to be an outline application (access for consideration) for mixed use commercial development within use class E(g)(i), E(g)(ii) and E(g)(iii) with up to 500 sqm within use class E, and formation of vehicular access (amended description). This is under Planning Reference Number 22/00177/OUT.

The site would lend itself to a variety of potential commercial developments, subject to the receipt of any statutory consents.

Dataroom - Dataroom access is available from the selling agents upon request.

Legal Costs - Each party is to be responsible for their own legal costs associated with the transaction

Local Authority - Shropshire Council, Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-02-13

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 43 Development Land listings in West Midlands (5+ acres).

This Property£240,000 / acre
Development Land Average (5+ acres) £86,030 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Harlescott Junior School984 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    343
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Greenacres Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    105
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Sundorne Infant School and Nursery0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    332
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Grange Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    164
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Mount Pleasant Primary1.4 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    346
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Shrewsbury Academy0.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    817
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Belvidere School2.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    830
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Priory School3.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    852
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Meole Brace School4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,316
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Corbet School6.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    691
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Aldi Battlefield Road Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury463 metres
Tesco Shrewsbury Extra, Shrewsbury525 metres
Spar - Battlefield, Shrewsbury680 metres

GP surgery

Severn Fields Medical Practice0.9 miles

Pharmacy

Tesco Pharmacy652 metres

Hospital

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital3.8 miles

Green space

Play Space77 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Shrewsbury Rail Station2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Red Lion Hotel151 metres

Typical drive times

Wem15 min · 9.1 miles
Telford18 min · 15 miles
Shrewsbury9 min · 3 miles
Much Wenlock21 min · 15 miles
Wolverhampton (city)40 min · 30 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 3Higher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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