PLANS to turn an equestrian centre outside Oswestry into the new home for an established tractor business have been resubmitted to Shropshire Council.

The application has been submitted to Shropshire Council on behalf of Llansilin Tractors Ltd by Halls, and is for a new vehicle repair building and the conversion of a former centre into a tractor repair area.

The applicants also want to turn the outdoor horse arena into a space for vehicle storage at Moore House Farm in Trefonen, as a part of a resubmission with Halls taking the reins from a previous agent.

A design and access statement said: “The site carries no development plan designations.

“However, it lies outside of a defined settlement boundary so is classed as countryside in accordance with the Local Development Plan.”

It added: “This application is a resubmission of a previous application (submitted by another agent) which was refused on highway grounds.

“Following discussions between the applicant, a councillor and between the agent and case officer, some changes have been made to overcome the previous concern.

“The changes are to remove tractor sales from the proposal and reduce the size of outdoor vehicle storage on the proposed use plans.

“The site is surrounded by green rolling fields, woods and farmland.

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“With the site being in a predominantly agricultural setting, with the only development in the area being farm buildings and ancillary structures.

“The site is surrounded by thick layers of trees, that when combined with the farmhouse to the south create a barrier around the site, separating it from the open countryside.

“This application is being made to support the relocation of part of an existing established business, Llansilin Tractors Ltd, which currently operates out of their premises located to the north of Llansilin.

“Llansilin Tractors are suppliers of new and used agricultural machinery, established in 1984, and has further branched out to include vehicle and machinery repairs, with a fleet of their own mechanics that repair vehicles both on-site and at the premises.”

The statement added that the proposed site is close to the applicant’s old premises, enabling them to retain their existing client base while also serving new clients deeper into Shropshire.

It also means, according to Halls, they can live close to the business while farming nearby land as owners.

Anyone wishing to comment on the application can do so by heading to Shropshire Council’s planning portal and searching 23/00619/FUL.