Village land earmarked for homes development

Plans have been put forward for nearly 70 new homes in a village in Shropshire.

Home bid scuppers campaign for Market Drayton Community Centre

A residents’ campaign to reopen a town’s £180,000 community centre has been scuppered – because a deal has been reached to turn it into a house.

Warning over insurance time-bomb for Shropshire

Thousands of Shropshire homeowners and businesspeople are facing an insurance crisis that could see premiums rocket or homes rendered unsellable in two months time, it was warned today.

Demand for landlords to improve empty Market Drayton buildings

Residents have voiced concerns over the poor condition of empty buildings in Market Drayton making the town look a ‘mess’, a meeting has heard.

Muller land offer to help Market Drayton homes target

Market Drayton-based dairy giant Muller has offered the town a piece of land to help meet a target of building 1,200 houses by 2026.

Plan for luxury Shrewsbury flats likely to be approved

Controversial plans to transform part of an historic former school building in Shrewsbury into luxury flats have been recommended for approval – despite objections from the town’s civic society.

Telford & Wrekin Council to build 500 new homes

More than 500 new council homes are to be built by Telford & Wrekin Council – the first for 30 years, it was revealed today.

Shrewsbury trackside homes recommended for approval

Controversial plans for six new homes in Shrewsbury have been recommended for approval – despite objections from residents and Shrewsbury Town Council.

Call for early start to affordable homes bid

New rules on affordable housing aimed at favouring local people should be brought in earlier than originally planned, it has been claimed.

Homes plan for Shrewsbury holiday cottages under fire

The axing of holiday let properties for more housing developments will ‘damage’ Shrewsbury’s economy, councillors have claimed.

Historic Bridgnorth house torn down by developers

The Lodge in Salop Street, Bridgnorth before demolition

An historic building has been reduced to rubble despite last minute protests by Shropshire residents and groups to try to save it.

Drug-plagued Oswestry flats to be demolished under plans

Plans to build affordable homes in a Shropshire town, which will include the regeneration of a drug-plagued block of flats, have been outlined to councillors.

Grand designs for budding architects as Council earmarks land

Budding architects will be able to create their own grand designs on a huge plot of land on the outskirts of Shrewsbury, under plans being considered by Shropshire Council.

Civic leaders shut door on tiny homes scheme

People in north Shropshire are at risk of ‘existing’ in homes instead of living in them because they are being built too small, it was claimed today.

Go-ahead for 15 homes on Oswestry site

Plans to build 15 affordable homes on the site of a former tax office in Oswestry have been given the go-ahead, despite road safety concerns.

Shrewsbury housing estate likely to take eight years

Construction work on almost 300 new homes on the outskirts of Shrewsbury could take up to eight years to complete, it has been revealed.

Historic Ludlow town house goes on the market

Reader’s House in Church Walk, Ludlow, has been restored to its former glory and has a price tag of £650,000

After five years of work restoring one of south Shropshire’s oldest properties, Simon and Rebecca Buteux finally have it exactly as they want it.

Homes plan will create Shrewsbury jobs growth

Hundreds of jobs will be created in Shrewsbury if plans build almost 300 new homes on the outskirts of town get the go-ahead – with the scheme taking up to eight years to complete, developers said today.

Art Deco homes are right up my street

Street full of surprises – Phil Fairclough in Grove Street, St Georges, a paradise for lovers of Art Deco

His spies are out all over Shropshire. They are hunting for gems of a style which was once at the cutting-edge of fashion, shaping everything from houses and cinemas to cars and aeroplanes.