Taking a long term view on planning in Ludlow – the potential housing sites
andybodders You will not have seen this plan of Ludlow before. I’ve put it together out of two very different planning documents. Much of this housing development is not due to…
Housing plans for green fields at Burway Lane, Ludlow should be decided by committee
An outline planning application has been lodged for the erection of five detached dwellings, one affordable, south of Burway Lane (14/04215/OUT). It’s not in SAMDev, it’s on green fields and…
The number of empty homes is too high in Shropshire
Shropshire Council is consulting on its Empty Homes Strategy (closes 20 September). The number of empty homes in Shropshire is higher than the national average and the number of long…
Foldgate Road housing – notes on a public meeting
Many thanks to Councillor Viv Parry for organising a public meeting this afternoon on plans for up to 150 houses off Foldgate Lane. More than 60 people attended, mostly neighbours…
Mad scramble in Shropshire to approve unwanted houses is far from over
Lack of investment in planning staff means that Shropshire Council will not be able to resist developers’ demand to build on the green field of Shropshire, despite claims to have…