1,000 homes planned for town
Plans have been submitted for the first phase of a massive 1,000-home development on the site of a Telford quarry to create a "new community". Plans have been submitted for the first phase of a massive 1,000-home development on the site of a Telford quarry to create a "new community". Persimmon Homes has 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. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
Persimmon Homes has 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 quarry is 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.
Persimmon Homes West Midlands managing director Dominic Harman said: "Our initial plans for development of the old Hadley Quarry site in Telford includes new homes in the first phase of building.
"This will form part of a larger site, which we will be constructing over the next few years.
"The work already completed at the quarry has meant that we will be converting brownfield land back into use.
"We feel Hadley Quarry is an excellent area for development and look forward to creating a new community."
A 1,300-page planning document has been sent to Telford & Wrekin Council by Birmingham-based chartered surveyors, Harris Lamb, dealing with issues including traffic and loss of wildlife.
A decision on the application is expected before the end of the year.
Hadley and Leegomery Parish Council had previously expressed fears medical services and roads would not be able to cope with all the new housing developments in the parish.
