Land West of Household Recycling Centre, Hortonwood 60, Hortonwood, Telford, Shropshire Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Erection of 1no. unit (Use Classes B2 and B8) with first floor office space (Use Class E(g)i), associated parking, substation and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 123.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Telford built-up area; Priority habitat about 14 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
TF1 7AA
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Ercall Magna
Parish
Hadley and Leegomery
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Stantec

Decision outlook

Day 123, past the statutory target. 93% of commercial premises in Telford are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 2 Oct 2026.

Day 12367 days past the 56-day target
88%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
87decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
14954861
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