Planning application
Blists Hill Victorian Town, Legges Way, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5UD
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Felling of 4no. Lawson Cypress trees (T1, T2, T3 and T4)
As published by the council, reference TA/2025/1396
Application record
- Reference
- TA/2025/1396
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Received
- Received
- 25 Oct 2025
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TF7 5UD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Telford and Wrekin register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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TWC/2024/0913 Granted
Blists Hill, Victorian Town, Legges Way, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5UD
Replacement of defective bricks (Building 1, 2, 3, Ruin 4, Chimney 1 & 2), installation of helifix reinforcement to cracks (Building 1, 2, Ruin 4), rebuilding of lower South-West corner, higher North-East corner and remaining wall heads (Building 2), replacement of defective tiles (Building 3, 4, 5), redressing of all existing lead flashings, installation of new gutter and installation of substrate gutter lining (Building 3 & 4), replace steel flooring and support brackets (Building 3), replacement of leaking gutter between buildings 3-4 and 4-5, resealing of skylight and replacement of defective bricks (Building 4 & 5), redressing all existing lead flashings (Building 5), and repointing of brickwork (Ruin 4) along with wall heads (Wall 1, Ruin 1, Ruin 2, Ruin 3, Ruin 5, Ruin 6)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Oct 2025
Received by Telford and Wrekin
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 December 2025, 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
Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust Applicant
4 applications on PlanIndex
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See their track recordWhat 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 tree works applications in a median of 39 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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Blists Hill, Victorian Town, Legges Way, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5UD
Replacement of defective bricks (Building 1, 2, 3, Ruin 4, Chimney 1 & 2), installation of helifix reinforcement to cracks (Building 1, 2, Ruin 4), rebuilding of lower South-West corner, higher North-East corner and remaining wall heads (Building 2), replacement of defective tiles (Building 3, 4, 5), redressing of all existing lead flashings, installation of new gutter and installation of substrate gutter lining (Building 3 & 4), replace steel flooring and support brackets (Building 3), replacement of leaking gutter between buildings 3-4 and 4-5, resealing of skylight and replacement of defective bricks (Building 4 & 5), redressing all existing lead flashings (Building 5), and repointing of brickwork (Ruin 4) along with wall heads (Wall 1, Ruin 1, Ruin 2, Ruin 3, Ruin 5, Ruin 6)
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 78 docs -
The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Blists Hill Victorian Town, Legges Way, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5UD
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Awaiting decision Advertising -
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