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Oakengates Railway Station, Station Fields, Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire

Awaiting decision Telford and Wrekin TA/2020/0200 Local or Private Acts or Order (Prior Approval)

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Proposal

Network Rail Request for Prior Approval under Part 18 to Schedule 2, Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 to undertake works to replace an existing footbridge

As published by the council, reference TA/2020/0200

Application record

Reference
TA/2020/0200
Type
Local or Private Acts or Order (Prior Approval)
Status
Received
Received
4 Feb 2020

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Feb 2020

    Received by Telford and Wrekin

  2. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 31 March 2020, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Telford and Wrekin took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Network Rail Applicant, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2002 · London

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Telford and Wrekin for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Telford and Wrekin decided prior approval applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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