Topsy Turvy Cottage, 72 Bower Yard, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AZ
Approved on 29 July 2015
Council decision: Full GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Erection of a free standing garden room in rear garden (Retrospective)
- Received
- 26 May 2015
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin Council
- Ward
- Ironbridge Gorge
- Agent
- David Collier Rural Planning,
- ReceivedReceived26 May
- ValidatedValidated26 May
- Consult.Consultation22 Jun
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided29 Jul
Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Topsy Turvy Cottage, 72 Bower Yard, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AZ. Telford has handled 2,376 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Telford's typical decision time. The site is in the Severn Gorge conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Ironbridge Gorge. We hold 1,767 applications in total for the TF8 postcode area.
92% of full 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 7AZ
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- The Gorge
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 May 2015
- Consultation expiry
- 29 June 2015
- Consultation end
- 22 June 2015
- Application expires
- 21 July 2015
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- David Collier Rural Planning,
- Agent address
- 25 Roe Deer Green Newport Shropshire TF10 7JQ,
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 25 June 2015
- Site notice end
- 29 June 2015
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- 4218829
- Documents
- 15
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Severn Gorge
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.
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© 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.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202629 Sep
Reduction of height by 2.5m to 1no. Mulberry tree (T1), crown reduction by 2m to 1no. Magnolia tree (T2) and…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTWC/2026/0712 - 202318 May
Crown reduction by up to 4m to 1no. Mulberry tree (T1), by up to 3m to west side of 1no. Magnolia tree (T2)…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTWC/2023/0372 - 201924 May
Crown reduction by 4m on north side to 1no. Oak Tree (T1)
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTWC/2019/0438 - 201917 May
Crown lift by upto 6m on 1no. Ash Tree (T2)
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTWC/2019/0422 - 201720 Feb
Reduction of height by up to 3m and removal of overhanging branch on 1no. Mulberry tree
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTWC/2017/0149 - 201513 Jul
Felling of 1no. English Cherry Tree
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTWC/2015/0621
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