Green light expected for new 340-home estate in Shrewsbury
A major housing development is expected to get the green light despite objections from locals over lack of amenities and the uncertain future of the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road.
Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes want to build 340 dwellings, including 51 affordable homes, at Churncote, off Welshpool Road in Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury.
Shropshire Council's North Planning Committee will discuss it on Tuesday, June 8, and it has been recommended for approval by the case officer.
However, more than 75 public comments have been made on the plans, mostly objecting to them.
Bicton Parish Council raised concerns over damage to the environment, amenities being oversubscribed and the fact the fate of the relief road remains undecided.
A spokesman for the parish council said: "Whilst individually these issues might appear minor, when considered across the totality of the plans they reduce confidence in the conclusions put forward.
"They indicate a lack of understanding of the current situation in the local area and therefore don’t seem to provide a sound basis for some of the proposed benefits of the development nor do they provide a sound basis from which to base an approval to proceed."
