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38-39 Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7QL

TA/2024/0297Trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed reduction by up to 70% of 1no. Common Apple tree (T1), removal to ground level of 1no. Cotoneaster (T2), removal to ground level of 1no. Gudelder Rose (T3), coppice to ground level to 1no. Common Hazel tree and crown reduction and lift by up to 50% to 1no. Ginko Biloba (T5)

Received
15 February 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ironbridge Gorge
  1. Received15 Feb
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at 38-39 Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7QL. Telford has handled 541 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 February 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Severn Gorge conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Ironbridge Gorge. We hold 1,766 applications in total for the TF8 postcode area.

95% of trees applications at Telford and Wrekin Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TF8 7QL
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
The Gorge

Planning application dates

Validated
15 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
22 The Rock Telford Shropshire TF3 5AA,

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
12700476

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Severn Gorge
  • World Heritage Site: Ironbridge Gorge
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2024
    15 Feb

    Proposed reduction by up to 70% of 1no. Common Apple tree (T1), removal to ground level of 1no. Cotoneaster…

    This applicationPendingTreesTA/2024/0297
  2. 2024
    15 Feb

    Overall crown reduction by up to 6m to 1no. Common Apple tree (T1), removal to ground level of 1no…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaFiled alongsideTWC/2024/0155

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