'Small village' plan for edge of Oswestry
Up to 900 homes could be built on the edge of Oswestry over the next decade, it has been revealed.
The area, the size of a small village, would be centred around a green and have links into Oswestry town centre and to the nearby leisure centre.
But the masterplan shows no community buildings such as shops or a school.
The area, known as the sustainable urban extension in Shropshire Council's development plan, is a 35-hectare site between the A5/A483 bypass, Shrewsbury Road and the houses of eastern Oswestry.
Consultants WYG Planning, acting for local developer J-Ross Developments, have unveiled the blueprint for future planning applications to Shropshire Council.
The central green would include footpaths, cycleways and a play area. There would also be a tree-lined spine road linking Middleton Road to Shrewsbury Road at a new roundabout as well as a wildlife corridor from Oswestry Leisure Centre to the bypass.
Urban designer Rachel Kerr said a second green area would be retained around the historic enclosure that had been identified on the land.
She said there was also the possibility of a footbridge over the bypass to link with the proposed business park off Mile End roundabout.
Nick Scott, chief executive of J-Ross Developments, said he believed that the phased development would take between five and seven years to come to fruition.
"We have worked closely with Shropshire Council and Oswestry Town Council to bring forward a comprehensive master plan for the whole of the sustainable urban extension," he said.
"Our public exhibition was designed to consult with local people and key stakeholders, so that we have an opportunity to take on board any comments at this stage prior to the submission of an outline planning application."
He said the proposals were designed to provide high-quality two, three and four-bedroomed family housing together with community infrastructure and amenity space.
"We welcome the chance to consult with the local people of Oswestry, whose views will help shape and form the outline planning application," he said.
"We look forward to progressing a high quality residential scheme and bringing forward much-needed housing for Oswestry."
