The Old Rectory, 56 Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7QE
Approved on 6 October 2025
Council decision: Listed Building GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Replacement of 1no. bay window and integrated door and 1no. window to rear elevation **AMENDED DESCRIPTION**
- Received
- 22 July 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin Council
- Ward
- Ironbridge Gorge
- Agent
- Breese Architecture Ltd,
- ReceivedReceived22 Jul
- ValidatedValidated27 Aug
- Consult.Consultation17 Sep
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided6 Oct
Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application for window replacement at The Old Rectory, 56 Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7QE. Telford has handled 423 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 3 weeks longer 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.
98% of heritage 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
- Listed Building
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- The Gorge
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 August 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 25 September 2025
- Consultation end
- 17 September 2025
- Application expires
- 22 October 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Breese Architecture Ltd,
- Architect profile
- BREESE ARCHITECTURE LTD
- Agent address
- 51 Reabrook Avenue Shrewsbury Shropshire SY3 7PZ,
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 25 September 2025
- Site notice end
- 24 September 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- 14186949
- Documents
- 13
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.
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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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Associated applications
- 202522 Jul
Replacement 1no. bay window and 1no. set of door and windows to rear elevation
PendingListed building consentFiled alongsideTA/2025/0967 - 202522 Jul
Replacement of 1no. bay window and integrated door and 1no. window to rear elevation **AMENDED DESCRIPTION**
This applicationApprovedHeritageTWC/2025/0582
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202216 Feb
Felling of 2no. Hornbeam trees (T2 and T3), 1no. Lawlay Cyprus tree (T9), 1no. Mature Ash tree (T11), 3no…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTWC/2022/0133 - 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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