Newport C Of E Junior School, Avenue Road, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7EA Data via plota.co.uk

TWC/2026/0542 - Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Felling of 23no. Conifer trees and pollarding by up to 4m to 1no. Willow tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Conservation area about 44 m away: Newport; 11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Newport (Telford and Wrekin) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
TF10 7EA
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Newport South
Parish
Newport
Case officer
Show
Decision
Trees in Conservation Area Granted
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Holts Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
66decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works 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:
Other 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