16 Church Hill, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7PW Data via plota.co.uk

TWC/2026/0665 - Trees in Conservation Area Pending
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Removal of 1no. Silver Birch tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Oct 2026, from Telford's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents

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Site constraints 11

36 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 10 Church Hill, Grade II, about 10 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 32 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 36 with distances
Historic England ↗
World heritage site: Ironbridge Gorge
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Severn Gorge conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Scheduled monument about 96 m away: The Iron Bridge
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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 199 m away: Lodge Field
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 236 m away: Tick Wood and Benthall Edge SSSI; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Telford built-up area; Priority habitat about 29 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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.

Building

Floor area141 m² (1,518 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Telford
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
TF8 7PW
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Ironbridge Gorge
Parish
The Gorge
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 29 of the 56-day target. Telford usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 34.

Day 2927 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
106decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Telford in the last twelve months, from validation. Telford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
15215917

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2016 Approved
Felling of 1no. Norwegian Spruce and cutting back of south facing branches by 60% to 1no…
TWC/2016/0613
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
32B High Street, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
Replace entrance door and fanlight and modern stairs, install first floor stud partition…
TWC/2026/0068
2024 Approved
Reynolds House, 7-8 Church Hill, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7PW
Replacement of 7no. windows on south elevation and installation of 1no. door on east elev…
TWC/2024/0762
2024
7-8 Reynolds House, Church Hill, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7PW
We wish to replace the existing 7 softwood single glazed sash windows on the front (South…
TA/2024/1574
2024 Approved
24 St Lukes Road, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7PX
Installation of an EV charger to the internal wall of existing outbuilding
TWC/2024/0041
2023 Withdrawn
24 High Street, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
Re-roofing, repairs to 2no. chimneys including brickwork repairs and repointing (Full Pla…
TWC/2023/0905
2023 Withdrawn
24 High Street, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
Re-roofing, repairs to 2no. chimneys including brickwork repairs and repointing, replacem…
TWC/2023/0906
2024
24 St Lukes Road, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7PX
Installation of an EV charger to the internal wall of existing outbuilding
TA/2024/0115
2023
24 High Street, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
Re-roofing works, chimney and brickwork repairs and re-pointing, replacement of 3no. roof…
TA/2023/1474
2023
24 High Street, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
Re-roofing works, chimney and brickwork repairs and re-pointing, replacement of 3no. roof…
TA/2023/1475
2021 Refused
27 High Street, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
Erection of a new brick wall at the rear of the property and a new timber fence to side b…
TWC/2021/0042
2021 Refused
27 High Street, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
Erection of a new brick wall at the rear of the property and a new timber fence to side b…
TWC/2021/0043
2023 Approved
4 Belle Vue Road, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7PY
Felling of 60no. Leylandii trees and replacing with pyracantha hedge or Beech trees
TWC/2023/0392
2023
4 Belle Vue Road, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7PY
Tree works
TA/2023/0638
2022 Approved
32B High Street, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
Installation of partition walls and en-suite, extraction fans, widening of openings, alte…
TWC/2022/0595
2022 Approved
32B High Street, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
Change of use of first and second floor to Bed and Breakfast (Use Class C1) and replaceme…
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2022
32B High Street, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
Use of first and second floor as bed and breakfast (use class C1)
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2022
32B High Street, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
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2022 Approved
9A The Square, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
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2022
9A The Square, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
Installation of 2no hand painted signs
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2021 Approved
24 St Lukes Road, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7PX
Felling of 1no. Empress Tree (T1)
TWC/2021/0883
2016 Approved
29 High Street, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
Erection of a single storey rear infill extension and the installation of a window(Retros…
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2016 Approved
4 Belle Vue Road, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7PY
Replacement of all windows to dwelling with double glazed timber windows
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2016
29 High Street, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
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TA/2016/0411
2016
29 High Street, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AD
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Telford
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#31 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.