Former RAF Sick Quarters , Cotwall Road, Shirlow, Telford, TF6 6AA

Planning appeal 3358102 at Former RAF Sick Quarters , Cotwall Road, Shirlow, Telford, TF6 6AA (Telford and Wrekin Council) was dismissed on 2 October 2025 by Inspector Thompson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether planning permission should be granted on the deemed application under section 177(5) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the demolition of two buildings, erection of a replacement building and unauthorised engineering operations.

without planning permission, the unauthorised demolition of 2no. buildings, the subsequent erection of 1no. replacement building and the unauthorised engineering operation consisting of the alteration of ground levels including the laying of foundations

Authority: Telford and Wrekin Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Thompson F
Postcode: TF6 6AA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether planning permission should be granted on the deemed application under section 177(5) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the demolition of two buildings, erection of a replacement building and unauthorised engineering operations

What decided it

The development as built, involving substantial demolition and rebuilding, does not represent the optimal use of the heritage asset as required by Policy HO10 and national policy for rural residential development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HO10
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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