Planning Committee will not visit controversial Ludlow footbridge site
andybodders Next Tuesday is decision day for the plans to build 215 homes in Ludlow. If approved the houses will be built between Bromfield Road and the bypass. But Shropshire Council’s…
More Ludlow homes proposed – this time on New Road – updated
Update 14 November 2015 Planning permission has now been given to convert the former engine shed into two apartments (14/03102/FUL). The applicant had initially applied for three apartments. Planning officers…
Ludlow must build more than 300 houses by 2026. Is that the limit? Planners say “No.”
I was recently asked the question: “Once we reach the total in SAMDev, can we stop giving planning permission for more houses?” The answer is: “Probably No”. There is every…
Philanthropy saves Ludlow’s football stadium – it should now become an asset of community value
After today’s South Shropshire Journal went to press, news broke that Ludlow football stadium has been saved. The Delve family, of Harry Tuffins fame, have stepped in to save the…
Shropshire Council juggles with youth service changes (updated 17 August)
Shropshire Council has published its invitation to tender for youth service support (see below). Shropshire Council is determined to become a “commissioning council” and divest itself of as many operational…