Site of 8 & 10 Shawbirch Road, Admaston, Telford, Shropshire Data via plota.co.uk

TWC/2025/0159 - Full Planning Allowed on appeal

Proposal

Erection of 8no. apartments with associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 10 Mar 2025
✗
Refused
2 May 2025
✓
Appeal allowed
8 May 2026

Refused on 2 May 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Local nature reserve about 98 m away: Dothill and Shawbirch
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Telford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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
Full Planning
Received
around 10 Mar 2025
Validated
10 Mar 2025
Ward
Admaston and Bratton
Parish
Wrockwardine
Case officer
Show
Decision
Full Refused
Decision date
2 May 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 8 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004685 ↗
Agent
Zesta Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 80% of new homes here are.

87%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
66decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Telford in the last twelve months, from validation. Telford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
13823465
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%).

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