Planning application
Apley Estate Office The Old School Village Road Norton Shifnal Shropshire TF11 9ED
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Fell 1no Silver Birch within Norton Conservation Area
As published by the council, reference 26/03814/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03814/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Validated
- 29 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Shifnal Rural
- Parish
- Stockton
- Decision by
- No Data
- Postcode
- TF11 9ED
Comment by 24 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Shropshire through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Shropshire took a median of 41 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Apley Estate Applicant
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See their track recordWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Shropshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Shropshire decided tree works applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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