Decision made on controversial Ironbridge housing scheme amid World Heritage Site status fears
A government planning inspector has refused planning permission for the building of more than homes near Ironbridge.
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The birthplace of the Industrial Revolution was the Ironbridge Gorge. Here the world’s first iron bridge was constructed between 1777 and 1781 and spans the River Severn. Dotted about the landscape are 10 fascinating museums, including the best known Victorian Town at Blists Hill, and Coalport China Museum.