17 Cover Drive, St Georges, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9NL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of open public space to enclosed private garden space, the erection of 1m fencing and the installation of hard surfacing (Retrospective) **AMENDED DESCRIPTION** Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 21 Oct 2026
Site constraints 5
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 £367,500 in February 2023. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 47 days from validation, about the council's usual 48 days. Refused, as 16% of changes of use here are.
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
- 15033394
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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