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Lincoln Cottage, Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7QG

TA/2025/1177Trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Felling of 2no. Lawson Cypress trees (T1 and T2)

Received
4 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ironbridge Gorge
  1. Received4 Sep
  2. Validated4 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Lincoln Cottage, Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7QG. Telford has handled 541 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 4 September 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Severn Gorge conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications 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 7QG
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
The Gorge

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Watchoak Tree Care,
Agent address
Garden Cottage Leighton Shrewsbury Shropshire SY5 6RN,

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
14304380

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Severn Gorge
  • Listed building: Grade II: RectoryOn or next to this site
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    4 Sep

    Felling of 2no. Lawson Cypress trees (T1 and T2)

    This applicationPendingTreesTA/2025/1177
  2. 2025
    4 Sep

    Felling of 2no. Lawson Cypress trees (T1 and T2)

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaFiled alongsideTWC/2025/0606

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    2 Jun

    Variation of condition 7 of planning application TWC/2024/0374

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)TA/2025/0742
  2. 2025
    2 Jun

    Variation of condition 7 of planning application TWC/2024/0374

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)TWC/2025/0391
  3. 2024
    22 Jul

    Felling of 1no. Thuja tree (T1), 2no. Lawson Cypress trees (T2, T3), reduction of height by 4m to Leylandii…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTWC/2024/0553
  4. 2024
    12 Mar

    Erection of a first floor side extension including extension of existing rear balcony, removal and…

    ApprovedFull PlanningTWC/2024/0374
  5. 2024
    12 Mar

    Proposed Side Extension with New Roof Line Over and Internal Re-Design Alterations, with associated External…

    PendingFull PlanningTA/2024/0427

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