John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School & The Bridge School Madeley, Upper Road, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5DL Data via plota.co.uk

TWC/2026/0606 - Full Planning Pending

Proposal

Creation of a new car park area and associated one-way vehicular circulation system, construction of a new vehicular access onto Upper Road to facilitate the one-way routing, associated hard landscaping works, and installation of 2.4m-high wire mesh fencing and gates (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 53.

Site constraints 6

Local nature reserve about 154 m away: Madeley
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
Radon affected area, class 2; World heritage site about 164 m away: Ironbridge Gorge; 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
Postcode
TF7 5DL
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Madeley and Sutton Hill
Parish
Madeley
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
BCHN Architects LLP

Decision outlook

Day 53, past Telford's usual 50 days for extensions. 100% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 16 Nov 2026.

Day 533 days to the 56-day target
97%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
293decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
15143367
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