A West Midlands town council has formally objected to plans for 900 homes in a 'garden village' development
Bridgnorth Town Council has submitted a formal objection to plans to build 900 homes on the outskirts of the town, as a consultation on the development comes to a close.
Tasley Garden Village is the name of a proposed new garden community on the southwestern edge of Bridgnorth, identified as an allocation in the most recent draft of Shropshire’s emerging new Local Plan to meet the growth and development needs of the town over the next fifteen years.
Bloor Homes, working in partnership with Taylor Wimpey, has submitted an outline planning application for the garden village to Shropshire Council.
The outline planning application sets out the principles for the delivery of up to 1,500 homes, specialist older people’s housing, a new two-form entry primary school and a range of community facilities set within a landscaped public open space.
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The proposals were open to comments until Thursday (June 19) and ahead of the closing of the consultation had received 233 comments from members of the public, with 154 objecting.
Bridgnorth Town Council also submitted a comment on the plans for the garden village, opposing the proposals.
In its objection, the council said: “Bridgnorth Town Council objects to the application as currently presented.
“We consider that the potential impacts of the proposal, and in combination with the Tasley Gateway development approved under ref 21/05023/OUT, on Bridgnorth have not been adequately assessed and that mitigations proposed may be insufficient. We may submit further comments subsequently.
“We are also concerned that it does not yet appear to have been determined whether the capacity to handle foul drainage from the site exists or can be provided through investment by Severn Trent.”
The town council also cites a number of concerns with the proposals including highways impacts as well as the impact a 33 per cent population increase would have on town services and facilities, including added pressures on the town's GP centre.
The town council said: “It is asserted that Bridgnorth has better than average GP provision, apparently arrived at by dividing the number of patients on roll at Bridgnorth Medical Practice by the number of doctors (14 as per the Medical Practice website).
“We understand that this is not full-time equivalents and the local perception is that the medical practice is struggling with capacity.”
Comments on the application are now closed.
The development is set to go before Shropshire planners by the end of the year or in early 2026.
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