Motel bid hits delay

A decision on whether to allow a motel to be built beside the A53/A41 junction near Market Drayton has been postponed for a second time.

Arthur Bevan has applied for outline planning permission to build the 40-bedroom motel. But his bid has been met with a storm of opposition from objectors.

When Shropshire Council admitted it had lost some let- ters of objection, the decision was deferred to yesterday's meeting of its Area Regulatory Committee (North).

Now the decision has been deferred again so the applicant can produce a noise and ecological assessment.