Prees travellers’ site approved
Monday 25th October 2010, 7:00PM BST.
Controversial plans to create a permanent caravan site for travellers on agricultural land in a north Shropshire village have been given the go-ahead by council chiefs.
Planning permission was granted by officers at Shropshire Council to change the use of land off Lacon Street, Prees.
The decision was made despite nine letters of objection being submitted to the council by residents. They had raised fears over the suitability of the location, impact on schools, the affect of water drainage and dangers posed with the access to the site.
One letter in support of the application said that it was hard for travellers to find somewhere to live and park and that the children needed to go to school.
The proposal includes creating a hard-standing for parking for two cars and two trucks, and installing a septic tank drainage system, utility rooms, bathrooms and toilets.
The scheme was granted subject to a number of conditions, including that the site should not be occupied by anybody apart from travellers and no commercial activities should take place on the land.
In a Shropshire Council planning report it said: “There is an identified need for additional pitches for traveller families. The proposed development is not considered to damage the character and appearance of the area or harm the adjoining land users.”
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Those caravans look really nice!
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Will the council never learn?. They gave these people a site at Higher Heath a few years ago. Very nice when it opened. In a very short time it was an eyesore, scrap metal all over the place, the toilet/washroom area destroyed but, never mind, it’s only ratepayers money.
Looks like a repeat performance is on the cards.
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in not suprised only 9 residents complained, it must have been the best kept secret since watergate!, i only found out when it was mentioned in the shropshire star,I imagine the 1 person who supported it was a fellow traveller, popycock,I agree with colin d these so called officers who passed the planning did not look at the existing site that is available.These officers must imagine they are resident in 10 downing street as they issue the same balony
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