Cottage-style homes scheme at village farm

Plans to build 18 homes on a farm in a village near Market Drayton took a step forward today as developers unveiled detailed proposals.

Bosses at Cheswardine Farm in High Street, Cheswardine, want to create the development, which will feature seven affordable homes.

The scheme won outline planning permission from the former North Shropshire District Council in 2009. It would see agricultural buildings converted into homes.

A design and access statement that was submitted in support of the bid says: "Full planning consent has been granted for the conversion into dwellings of the traditional agricultural buildings which lie at the centre of the site.

"This statement considers a potential new residential development on the areas of land surrounding these buildings and the farmhouse."

It adds: "The development will provide a good mixture of houses and ownerships."

The proposals include creating a new access road from High Street and the provision of two parking spaces per home.

The properties would be a mix of two, three and four-bedroom homes.

The plans show that the homes would be terraced cottage style and would 'reflect traditional agricultural buildings.'

Developers would use local suppliers for materials, including Staffordshire blue plain tiles, timber windows and oak boarding.

When the proposals were given outline planning permission in 2009 the site was in the process of being named a designated conservation area.

Now the majority of the older homes in the High Street area fall within Cheswardine Conservation Area.

The proposals state that the new homes will be in proportion to the existing properties and would respect the privacy of those already there.

Public consultation on the application ends on March 30, with Shirehall aiming to reach a decision on the plans in June.