26 The Nettlefolds, Hadley, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 5PF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application under section 192 for a certificate of lawfulness for proposed for a proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (Use class C3) to a children's home for up to 2no. children (Use Class C2) ****AMENDED DESCRIPTION**** Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 21 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Site constraints 2
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2026, 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
- Council
- Telford
- Application type
- Section 192 Proposed Use
- Postcode
- TF1 5PF
- Received
- around 26 May 2026
- Validated
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Hadley and Leegomery
- Parish
- Hadley and Leegomery
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Section 192 Proposed Use Refused
- Decision date
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Mid West Planning Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 8 days slower than Telford's median of 48 for changes of use. 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
- 14957533
Historical activity at this location
5 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
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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