Development trends

The Sustainability Group maintains a Planning Land Use Monitoring System (PLUMS). This system is used to monitor planning applications and local plan allocations for housing, employment, retail and leisure uses within Shropshire and provides information on development that is taking place in Shropshire.

The information from PLUMS is used by policy planners at Shropshire County Council and the five district councils in Shropshire to develop planning policies and monitor Structure and Local Plans under the old planning system and it will also be used to monitor the new Local Development Frameworks (LDFs). To learn more about the planning system select the links on this page.

Data from the system is also used to complete returns for West Midlands Regional Monitoring. The information held on PLUMS is used extensively by other County Council departments, Ordnance Survey, utility companies, planning consultants and members of the public.

For more information on development trends in Shropshire follow the links on this page to view the Development Trends Reports and Information Sheets.

Please note that many of the facts and figures available on these pages relate to the administrative area covered by Shropshire County Council and therefore, exclude Telford and Wrekin. For information on Telford and Wrekin select the link on this page under 'useful websites'.