The planning saga for development in the grounds of Linney House has been long and tortuous. A succession of applications from 2012 to 2019 proposed between three and eight homes on the site. Two planning applications were approved. One for three homes, the other for four. Not satisfied with this number, developer James Hepworth applied […]
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Linney House appeal for eight houses dismissed – decision strengthens the case against housing at Castle View Terrace
On Thursday, a government planning inspector rejected a scheme for eight homes in the grounds of Linney House. The decision is a vindication for Shropshire Council’s planners and its tree team. They have been under a lot of pressure from the developer throughout but have stood their ground. For a scheme of at most eight […]
Plans for four homes at Linney House to be considered by planning committee next Tuesday – I am backing the recommendation for approval
We have been discussing plans to build housing in the former garden of Linney House since May 2012. There is a growing sense of exhaustion with a series of plans that have taken more effort than most major housing developments. Yet the scheme is only for four homes or possibly eight. Four if the Southern […]
The curious case of the plans for Linney House (which are now at appeal)
Three homes approved. Four homes expected to be approved. But the developer of the Linney House site is determined to press ahead with his appeal against Shropshire Council’s lack of a decision on his scheme for eight homes. His appeal launched in June is proving to be as complex as the planning history of this […]
My statement to the Southern Planning Committee on Linney House, with drone views of the site
On Tuesday, Shropshire Council’s Southern Planning Committee will take a view on the proposed scheme of eight homes at Linney House. The site is on the banks of the Corve and within Ludlow’s conservation area. See my previous article… Below is my statement to the Southern Planning Committee. You may also wish to watch these […]