Linden House, 9 Admaston Spa, Admaston, Telford, Shropshire, TF5 0DJ Data via plota.co.uk

TWC/2026/0155 - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Change of use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a residential institution for up to 2no. children aged 8 to 18 years old (Use Class C2) (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 9 Mar 2026
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Approved
1 May 2026

Approved on 1 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Local nature reserve about 74 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.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Admaston Spa, Grade II, about 47 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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
Full Planning
Postcode
TF5 0DJ
Received
around 9 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Admaston and Bratton
Parish
Wrockwardine
Case officer
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Decision
Full Granted
Decision date
1 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Felyx Capital Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 5 days slower than Telford's median of 48 for changes of use. Approved, as 84% of changes of use here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
78decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
14684873
Telford
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#31 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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