18 Burnell Road, Admaston, Telford, Shropshire, TF5 0BQ Data via plota.co.uk

TWC/2025/0690 - Householder (Prior Approval) Approved

Proposal

Prior approval application for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 5m in length, 3.6m in height and 2.45m to eaves Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 15 Oct 2025
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Approved
6 Nov 2025

Approved on 6 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Local nature reserve about 199 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
Inside the Telford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 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
Householder (Prior Approval)
Postcode
TF5 0BQ
Received
around 15 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2025
Ward
Admaston and Bratton
Parish
Wrockwardine
Case officer
Show
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
6 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Geomitre Consultants Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 22 days from validation, 16 days faster than Telford's median of 38 for prior approvals. Approved, as 92% of prior approvals here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
57decided in the last year

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

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