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==Demolition==
From 2016 the future of the redundant cooling towers and station site was uncertain, with discussions continuing between local authorities and Uniper, which was overseeing its decommissioning.<ref>[http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2016/12/30/ironbridge-power-stations-future-call-to-look-at-all-options-and-take-care/ Shropshire Star 30 December 2016] (retrieved 6 January 2017)</ref> By February 2017 decommissioning work at the plant was in its final stages and plans for its demolition had also been drawn up. Owner Uniper said it decided to seek a buyer after concluding "it wasn't suitable for any future conventional power generation projects".<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-38934217 'Plans to put ex-Ironbridge power station site up for sale', BBC, 13 February 2017] (Retrieved 13 February 2017)</ref> In May 2017 an application to begin removing the coal processing conveyors was submitted with demolition started in the September.<ref>[https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/ironbridge/2017/09/06/contractor-to-begin-demolition-at-ironbridge-power-station-on-monday/ Shrophire Star 6 September 2017]</ref>
Plans for the demolition were submitted to Shropshire Council in September 2017 and approved in the November, with work expected to begin in Spring 2018 and will take taking about three years.<ref>[https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/ironbridge/2017/10/06/councillors-to-work-with-community-as-power-station-brought-down/#VG3c2EomU4877tQz.99 Shropshire Star 30 September 2017] (retrieved 30 September 2017)</ref><ref>[https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/ironbridge/2017/11/08/ironbridge-power-station-approval-given-for-demolition/#Ik5j3JFwVrBsltE6.01 Shropshire Star 8 November 2017] (retrieved 8 November 2017)</ref> An article in the Shropshre Star in July 2018 reported that a development company had bought the Ironbridge power station site for an undisclosed sum. The article stated "''The developer plans to build “several hundred” homes on the 350-acre site, and will utilise parts of the area for commercial and leisure uses''".<ref>[https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/ironbridge/2018/07/21/telfords-mp-backs-call-to-reopen-rail-link-to-ironbridge/ Shropshire Star article] retrieved 21 July 2018</ref>
==Aerial view==
