Villagers warn of flood risk and 'significant strain' on services as plan for 100 new homes considered

The application related to a patch of land north of the A456, on the eastern edge of the village. 

Documents suggested that the site could comprise 90 homes built by a developer, along with 10 'self-build' plots, with 20 percent of the homes being made available for affordable rent or ownership.

But in the two weeks since the planning application was submitted to the council, several residents have submitted formal objections to the scheme. 

The majority of objectors have claimed that the application site is liable to regular flooding and raised concerns that the local infrastructure could not cope with additional homes.

One objector, Mr Higgins, wrote: "The proposed site also floods regularly, and Tenbury Wells itself experiences several flooding events each year that have not been adequately addressed. 

"Building 100 homes on a site with a known history of flooding raises serious concerns for resident safety and is likely to increase surface water runoff, exacerbating flooding both on and beyond the site.

"Local roads are pot-holed, public transport is limited, GP, dental and school provision is stretched, and drainage and sewage systems are already under pressure. 

"A development of this scale would significantly worsen these problems."

Another, Mrs Mcgowen, wrote: "Permitting this build to go ahead is suicide for Tenbury Wells infrastructure [which is] already collapsing under the pressure of the increased population".

The full application, which is open for consultation until January 12, is available to view online on Shropshire Council's planning portal (reference number 25/04438/OUT).