The Cleveland Arms, Cotwall Road, High Ercall, Telford, Shropshire, TF6 6AE Data via plota.co.uk

TWC/2026/0453 - Full Planning Pending

Proposal

Conversion of public house (Use Class Sui Generis) into 1no. dwelling (Use Class C3)***Amended Certificate B Notice Received*** Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Sept 2026, from Telford's recent commercial premises.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the High Ercall built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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 11 September 2026. 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
TF6 6AE
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Ercall Magna
Parish
Ercall Magna
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 42 of the 56-day target. Telford usually decides commercial premises by day 43.

Day 4214 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
32decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises 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:
Householder 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