Site of Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Shropshire Data via plota.co.uk

Pending TWC/2026/0326
Admin / procedural
Council
Telford 7.8/10
Date received
7 May 2026
Date validated
7 May 2026
Postcode
TF10 9AE

Description

Application under Section 191 for a Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use for the commencement of development under planning permissions TWC/2021/1225 and TWC/2022/0871 (Construction of a solar farm comprising ground mounted solar photovoltaic arrays together with battery energy storage facility and associated infrastructure, including WPD and client substations, inverters, perimeter security fencing, access tracks, cctv and landscaping) Data via plota.co.uk

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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022
Variation of condition 10 on previously approved planning application TWC/2021/1225 (Cons…
TA/2022/1274
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Telford And Wrekin, TF10 9AE
Discharge of Condition 2, 3, 4 & 5 for TWC/2025/0129
TA/2025/0930
2025 Approved
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9AE
Change of use and conversion of an existing barn to create 2no. ancillary accommodation u…
TWC/2025/0129
2025
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9AE
Change of use and conversion of an existing barn to create 2no. dwellings
TA/2025/0167
2024
Land adjacent to Cheswell Grange, Lilleshall, Shropshire, TF10 9AE
Retention of hot food catering and eating facility with w.c, walkway, associated outdoor…
TA/2024/1331
2024
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Telford And Wrekin, TF10 9AE
Installation of an underground 33kv cable from solar farm (as approved under TWC/2022/087…
TA/2024/0384
2024
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Telford And Wrekin, TF10 9AE
Discharge of Condition
TA/2024/0376
2023
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Telford And Wrekin, TF10 9AE
Discharge of conditions
TA/2023/1600
2023
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Telford And Wrekin, TF10 9AE
Discharge of conditions
TA/2023/1524
2022
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Telford And Wrekin, TF10 9AE
Discharge Of Conditions
TA/2022/1271
2021
Site of Cheswell Grange Farm, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Shropshire
Construction of a solar farm comprising ground mounted solar photovoltaic arrays together…
TA/2021/1663
2021
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9AE
Change of use of agricultural land for the provision of a mobile hot food catering van an…
TA/2021/1345
2020 Approved
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9AE
Conversion of existing barn buildings to 2no. holiday lets and erection of a single store…
TWC/2020/0425
2020
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9AE
The proposed change of use and conversion of an existing barn and its connecting building…
TA/2020/0509
2020 Approved
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9AE
Erection of an agricultural building to house cattle
TWC/2020/0153
2020 Approved
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9AE
Application for prior notification of agricultural development for a proposed agricultura…
TWC/2020/0135
2020
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9AE
Erection of cattle housing
TA/2020/0235
2017
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, NEWPORT, TF10 9AE
Discharge of conditions
TA/2017/0981
2017 Approved
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9AE
Variation of Condition 9 of planning approval TWC/2016/0832 - to allow the approved marqu…
TWC/2017/0457
2016 Approved
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9AE
Change of use of part of agricultural land to use for weddings and other social functions…
TWC/2016/0832
2016
Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9AE
Change of use of part of agricultural land to use for weddings and other social functions…
TA/2016/1299
Telford
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#31 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

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Telford decision performance
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