Officers backing homes scheme
Thursday 21st January 2010, 10:00AM GMT.
Plans for the first phase of a 1,000-home development on the site of a Shropshire quarry have been recommended for approval, it has been revealed.
Persimmon Homes applied to Telford & Wrekin Council to build 170 homes on brownfield land at Hadley Quarry.
The developers say their aim is to create a new community on the 80-acre site between Hadley Road, Sommerfield Road and the railway line used by Blockleys Bricks of Telford.
The news comes after plans were revealed yesterday to build 550 homes, a hotel and offices on a disused factory site in Priorslee.
The quarry in Hadley is currently used to extract clay, sand and gravel by Blockleys and the site is to be developed in phases as the company winds down its operations.
Council planning officers have recommended the bid for approval when the plans board meets next Wednesday.
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