Telford office building set to be altered before HMRC staff move in

The details are revealed in a planning application submitted to Telford & Wrekin Council, and come after HMRC announced it would be safeguarding 1,000 jobs in the borough by re-locating to the site.

The organisation has been based at Telford Plaza on Ironmasters Way but is moving to the government-owned Parkside Court on Hall Park Way.

The application proposes various building and landscaping works and says the development is “required to meet HMRC’s occupation requirements”.

The plans include a number of alterations, including the replacement of all glazing, new portal doors to the entrance, and a new pass door, along with a host of other measures.

The application states: “Originally constructed in the early 1990s, the site comprises various structures that have since undergone changes. As part of the proposals, the gym will be repurposed to be a cycle storage and shower facility, the restaurant building is to be a meeting suite, and the boiler room will be the utilities building.”

A decision on the proposals will be made at a later date.

Meanwhile Shropshire Council is being asked to consider a proposal to build a replacement bungalow at The Cottage, Purslow Hall, Purslow, following the demolition of an existing bungalow.

The authority has also been asked to decide on plans for a single storey rear extension, replacement front door, and

fencing, at The Coach House, Severn Lodge, on Hunter Street in Shrewsbury.

A proposal is also set to be considered for a replacement sash window to the rear of the property on the ground floor at 1 College Street in Ludlow.

A decision is also required for a self-build dwelling and conversion of former grain store to provide ancillary accommodation following demolition of an agricultural building at The Stackyard Hatton Barns at High Hatton.