Abbey Farm, Abbey Road, Lilleshall, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9HW Data via plota.co.uk

TWC/2025/0877 - Change Of Use (Prior Approval) Withdrawn

Proposal

Application for prior approval for the proposed change of use of agricultural use to flexible commercial use Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 22 Dec 2025
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Withdrawn
11 Feb 2026

Withdrawn on 11 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Scheduled monument about 28 m away: Lilleshall Abbey
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden about 196 m away: Lilleshall Hall; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Telford
Application type
Change Of Use (Prior Approval)
Postcode
TF10 9HW
Received
around 22 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Ward
Muxton
Parish
Donnington and Muxton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
11 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Peter Richards & Co

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
14509297

Historical activity at this location

5 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
Change of use of part of an agricultural farmstead to concrete processing business (B2 Ge…
TWC/2017/0474
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Abbotsway, Lilyhurst Road, Lilleshall, Newport, Shropshire. TF10 9HW
Erection of sun room, replacement pitched roof over porch and replacement pitched roof ov…
TWC/2023/0766
2023
Abbotsway, Lilyhurst Road, Lilleshall, Newport, Shropshire. TF10 9HW
Erection of sun room, replacement pitched roof over porch and replacement pitched roof ov…
TA/2023/1140
2018
Abbey Farm, Abbey Road, Lilleshall, Newport, TF10 9HW
Discharge of conditions
TA/2018/0567
2016
Abbey Farm, Abbey Road, Lilleshall, Newport, TF10 9HW
Discharge Of Conditions
TA/2016/0095
Telford
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#31 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Telford is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #6 out of 296. Only 12% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Telford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #102 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #183 of 296
96%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #6 of 296
12%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #6 of 296
77%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
43 decided
571
Total decisions
54 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings