The Old Smithy The Rock Sheriffhales Shifnal Shropshire TF11 8RA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Reduce crowns by 10ft of 3no. Silver Birch (T1-3), fell 1no. Silver Birch (T4), and reduce crowns by 6ft of 2no. Silver Birch (T5-6) within Sheriffhales Conservation Area Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026
Documents 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
Show all 9 with distances
- 55 mThe Old HouseGrade II
- 101 mFallowsGrade II
- 106 mGorser Tomb, approximately 18 metres to the south of the chancel of Church of St. MaryGrade II
- 117 mHughes Tomb, Approximately 19 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- 121 mSheriffhales War Memorial, St Mary's churchyardGrade II
- 122 mGlover Tomb, Approximately 9 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- 125 mGlover Tomb, Approximately 8 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- 127 mCross base and sundial approximately 21 metres to north of chancel of Church of St. MaryGrade II
- 139 mChurch of St MaryGrade II*
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £130,750 in May 1997. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Shropshire
- Application type
- Works to Trees - Conservation Area
- Postcode
- TF11 8RA
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Shifnal Rural
- Parish
- Sheriffhales
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Consent by Right - Trees
- Decision date
- 29 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Holt's Tree Care
How this decision compares
Decided in 46 days from validation, 4 days slower than Shropshire's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Shropshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Shropshire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 29 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 4 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 21 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 25 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Shropshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #53 out of 296. Only 29% 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 (93%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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