Land Adjacent 9-11 Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire Data via plota.co.uk

TWC/2025/0220 - Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Felling of 4no. Leylandii trees Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 3 Mar 2025
✓
Approved
17 Apr 2025
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Appeal dismissed
15 Apr 2026

Approved on 17 Apr 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Site constraints 10

Local nature reserve: Lodge Field
Internationally or nationally protected for its wildlife. A habitats assessment is needed.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 24, Hodgebower, Grade II, about 22 m from the postcode pin · 6 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 ↗
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: about 49 m from the postcode pin (reference 367303-008).
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Severn Gorge conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
World heritage site about 14 m away: Ironbridge Gorge
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Lowland meadows
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 267 m away: Lincoln Hill SSSI; Radon affected area, class 3; Priority habitat about 1 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Telford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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.

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Important details

Council
Telford
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Received
around 3 Mar 2025
Validated
3 Mar 2025
Ward
Ironbridge Gorge
Parish
The Gorge
Case officer
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Decision
Trees in Conservation Area Granted
Decision date
17 Apr 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 15 Apr 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004932 ↗
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How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 11 days slower than Telford's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
106decided 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