Plans for more than 10,000 extra homes in Shropshire move forward at council cabinet meeting

Shropshire Council's cabinet has today moved forward with plans which could see more than 10,000 extra houses built in the county by 2036.

The cabinet approved the draft scale and distribution of development in its local plan.

The council is reviewing its local plan, moving it forward by 10 years, which could mean some building on green belt land.

The plan was presented to cabinet today.

Although almost 19,000 homes are already set to be built in the county, the plan says a further 10,000 will be needed by 2036.

The extra 10,347 houses are mostly planned for the towns in Shropshire; with 30 per cent planned for Shrewsbury, 24.5 per cent planned for the bigger towns such as Market Drayton, and Whitchurch, 18 per cent for smaller towns such as Much Wenlock and Bishop's Castle, and 27.5 per cent for rural areas.

There will now be an eight-week public consultation on the plan, which will start on October 27 and close on December 22.