Lincoln Cottage, Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7QG
Approved on 16 August 2024
Council decision: Trees in Conservation Area GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Felling of 1no. Thuja tree (T1), 2no. Lawson Cypress trees (T2, T3), reduction of height by 4m to Leylandii Hedge (Group 1), felling of 5no. Lawson Cypress trees (Group 2)
- Received
- 22 July 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin Council
- Ward
- Ironbridge Gorge
- ReceivedReceived22 Jul
- ValidatedValidated22 Jul
- Consult.Consultation14 Aug
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided16 Aug
Decided in 25 days (council typically 56)
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. This one was decided in 25 days, 4 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 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
- 22 July 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 14 August 2024
- Consultation end
- 14 August 2024
- Application expires
- 1 September 2024
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Watchoak Tree Care,
- Agent address
- Garden Cottage Leighton Shrewsbury Shropshire SY5 6RN,
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 41 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- 13251640
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Severn Gorge
- Listed building: Grade II: Crown Inn Including Outbuildings Adjoining South WestOn or next to this site
- 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.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
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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
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20254 Sep
Felling of 2no. Lawson Cypress trees (T1 and T2)
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTWC/2025/0606 - 20254 Sep
Felling of 2no. Lawson Cypress trees (T1 and T2)
PendingTrees in Conservation AreaTA/2025/1177 - 20252 Jun
Variation of condition 7 of planning application TWC/2024/0374
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)TWC/2025/0391 - 202412 Mar
Erection of a first floor side extension including extension of existing rear balcony, removal and…
ApprovedFull PlanningTWC/2024/0374 - 202412 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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