'Cramped and unsuitable for long-term habitation': Plans for five flats above Shrewsbury shop thrown out
A company's final attempt at building five flats above a former sports shop in Shrewsbury has been thrown out on appeal.
A government planning inspector has ruled that three out of five of the flats planned for the former Salopian Sports store in Shrewsbury would not provide enough living space for future residents.
JJ Signature Holdings Ltd launched an appeal after Shropshire Council refused planning permission earlier this year.
The plans would have seen five new apartments built on the upper two floors of the building, with the ground-floor and basement reserved for retail.
The local authority later threw out the plans, determining that some of the apartments would be “significantly below” government minimum space standards and provide an “unsatisfactory residential environment for future occupants”.
