Shropshire Council elections 1 May: Who is standing locally
andybodders Shropshire Council has this afternoon published the list of candidates standing in the 74 divisions (wards) in the unitary area. Here are the candidates for Ludlow and Clee. It is…
Pyrolysis plant at Coder Road unanimously approved by planning committee
On Tuesday, the Southern Planning Committee approved plans for a pyrolysis plant on the former biodigester site at Code Road (video). Only one objection was made at the meeting. That…
Local planning rules are scrapped after major fail by Shropshire Council
A local plan controls where developments go and how much can be built. Shropshire’s new local plan has now been summarily rejected by the planning inspectorate. This leaves Shropshire unprotected.…
Tip booking scrapped for cars – but you will still need to show proof of address
At last, a bit of common sense from Shropshire Council! This morning, the portfolio holder for waste and recycling, Ian Nellins, announced at Cabinet that cars will not need to…
Build, build, build as new Shropshire local plan to include large green belt sites
Shropshire Council is in a pickle over its local plan. Planning inspectors sent a critical letter to the council last year, outlining what they see as shortcomings in the plan,…