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Topsy Turvy Cottage, 72 Bower Yard, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AZ

TWC/2017/0149Trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 31 March 2017

Council decision: Trees in Conservation Area GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Reduction of height by up to 3m and removal of overhanging branch on 1no. Mulberry tree

Received
20 February 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ironbridge Gorge
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.15 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Topsy Turvy Cottage, 72 Bower Yard, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7AZ. Telford has handled 541 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Telford's typical decision time. The site is in the Severn Gorge conservation area, with 5 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.

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 7AZ
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
The Gorge

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2017
Consultation expiry
29 March 2017
Consultation end
15 March 2017
Application expires
2 April 2017

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 March 2017
Site notice end
29 March 2017

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Severn Gorge
  • World Heritage Site: Ironbridge 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    29 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
  2. 2023
    18 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
  3. 2019
    24 May

    Crown reduction by 4m on north side to 1no. Oak Tree (T1)

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTWC/2019/0438
  4. 2019
    17 May

    Crown lift by upto 6m on 1no. Ash Tree (T2)

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTWC/2019/0422
  5. 2015
    13 Jul

    Felling of 1no. English Cherry Tree

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTWC/2015/0621
  6. 2015
    26 May

    Erection of a free standing garden room in rear garden (Retrospective)

    ApprovedFull PlanningTWC/2015/0459

Source: Telford

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