Telford & Wrekin Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Telford & Wrekin Council decided more than 910 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 7% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 49 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Telford & Wrekin Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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7 August 2026 · Approved
Former Phoenix School, Manor Road, Dawley, Telford, Shropshire · TWC/2025/0382
Figures for Telford & Wrekin Council
| Applications decided | more than 910 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 7%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 49 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 87 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 32%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 58plan adopted 2018 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Telford & Wrekin Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the area’s green infrastructure, and • The effect of the proposal on biodiversity interests.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on character and appearance with special regard to the desirability of preserving the setting of heritage assets; • the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity; • whether there…”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area; • The effect of the proposed development upon the safe and efficient operation of the local highway network; • The effect…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on land stability; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the preservation or enhancement of the Severn…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • whether the location of the appeal site is suitable for the proposed development having regard to the development plan; and • the effect of the proposed development on the character of the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.