The Old Rectory, 56 Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7QE
Approved on 29 March 2022
Council decision: Trees in Conservation Area GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Felling of 2no. Hornbeam trees (T2 and T3), 1no. Lawlay Cyprus tree (T9), 1no. Mature Ash tree (T11), 3no. boughs cut back by 5m, removal of overhanging branches from neighbouring property and road and canopy cut back up to 1.5m to 1no. Mature Beech tree (T1) and crown reduction and thinning up to 4m to 1no. Hornbeam tree (T4)
- Received
- 16 February 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin Council
- Ward
- Ironbridge Gorge
- Agent
- Geomitre Consultants Ltd,
- ReceivedReceived16 Feb
- ValidatedValidated16 Feb
- Consult.Consultation11 Mar
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided29 Mar
Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at The Old Rectory, 56 Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7QE. Telford has handled 541 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Telford's typical decision time. The site is in the Severn Gorge conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 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 7QE
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- The Gorge
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 February 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 11 March 2022
- Consultation end
- 11 March 2022
- Application expires
- 29 March 2022
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Geomitre Consultants Ltd,
- Agent address
- SE101 E-Innovation Centre Shifnal Road Telford Shropshire TF2 9FT,
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 41 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- 11050186
- Documents
- 3
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Severn 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.
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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© 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
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202522 Jul
Replacement 1no. bay window and 1no. set of door and windows to rear elevation
PendingListed building consentTA/2025/0967 - 202522 Jul
Replacement of 1no. bay window and integrated door and 1no. window to rear elevation **AMENDED DESCRIPTION**
ApprovedListed building consentTWC/2025/0582 - 201916 May
Fell 1no. Yew Tree and fell 1no. Ash Tree
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTWC/2019/0485 - 201419 Nov
Removal of 1 no. Blackthorn and Holly hedge
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTWC/2014/1025
Source: Telford
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