Planning & Research
Planning
Have a role in influencing local planning decisions to protect our gardens. We do important work as statutory consultees on planning applications which threaten landscapes and gardens in Shropshire. To date 32 gardens and designed landscapes in Shropshire have been recognised as being of national importance and are included on the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England compiled by Historic England. This listing offers some protection from development which may damage or otherwise compromise their significance.
Cutbacks in the way Shropshire Council will operate in future and changes in the planning system in recent years, also present challenges. Shropshire Parks & Gardens Trust works closely with both The Gardens Trust and with Shropshire Council to ensure we are aware of any proposed developments so we can provide informed comment when historic parks and gardens come under threat of inappropriate development.
If you are concerned about any such developments please contact us.
Research
We run an active Research and Recording Project to find out more about the county's heritage of gardens to inform plans for future conservation and management. Not only does Shropshire have 32 parks and garden of national importance, a further 55 have been identified as of local importance and over 200 as gardens of local interest.
We are working with Shropshire Council's Historic Environment Records team to log structures in parks including icehouses, gate lodges, walled gardens and boat houses to highlight them for consideration in planning. This is a long term project reliant on garden owners, members of the public and volunteers.
Shropshire Parks & Gardens Trust
24 Greenacre Road
Shrewsbury
SY3 8LR