Unit 1, Hortonwood 2, Hortonwood, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 7XW
Approved on 29 April 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the installation of solar photovoltaics panels to roof
- Received
- 16 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin Council
- Ward
- Wrockwardine Wood and Trench
- Agent
- Sunbird Solar Solutions (UK) Limited,
- ReceivedReceived16 Mar
- ValidatedValidated16 Mar
- Consult.Consultation15 Apr
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided29 Apr
Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at Unit 1, Hortonwood 2, Hortonwood, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 7XW. Telford has handled 200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than Telford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across ine Wood and Trench. We hold 233 applications in total for the TF1 postcode area.
87% of outline 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
- TF1 7XW
- Application type
- Solar Photovoltaics (Prior Approval)
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wrockwardine Wood and Trench
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 15 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 15 April 2026
- Application expires
- 11 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- H.J. Heinz Manufacturing UK Ltd
- Agent
- Sunbird Solar Solutions (UK) Limited,
- Agent address
- Suite E Ground Floor Profile West 950 Great West Road Brentford TW8 9ES,
H.j. Heinz Manufacturing UK Limited
Company number 00147624
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 1 Jun 1917 (109 years old)
- Nature of business
- Manufacture of other food products
- Registered office
- London
Company information from Companies House.
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Molly Haycox
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- 14778572
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, 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
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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