ip&e – Shropshire Council’s ****** company keeps itself ******
andybodders Three years after it was founded, Shropshire Council’s private company ip&e is finally making itself public. It has a new website. This looks cute as a sales pitch. It falls…
Heritage objections lead to delay on Ludlow solar farm decision
Plans for a 33-hectare solar farm near Ludlow have been put on temporary hold after objections from Historic England and Shropshire Council’s historic environment team. The South Planning Committee was…
Tourism team axed as Shropshire Council turns its back on one of our biggest industries
There is a more than a little bit of Orwellian doublespeak in last week’s press statement from Shropshire Council: Shropshire Council to continue to invest in the tourism sector. By…
Heritage experts say plans for solar farm outside Ludlow should be refused or deferred
Kronos Solar has submitted plans for a 33-acre solar farm adjacent between Henley Hall and Ledwyche on the outskirts of Ludlow. Now heritage experts say the scheme should be rejected…
Listed buildings, conservation areas and planning
Planning decisions are a matter of balance, weighing up the positive benefits of a proposal against any negative consequences – called “the planning balance”. Until a couple of years ago,…