Up to 400 homes planned for edge of town

How the proposed housing development in Bowbrook, Shrewsbury could look

Plans have been submitted for up to 400 new homes in Shrewsbury.

Under the the first stage of the scheme, Shropshire Homes wants full permission to build 102 homes and an 80-bed care home on land off Mytton Oak Road, in Bowbrook.

The developer is also seeking outline approval for a further 298 properties.

A consultation event in July 2023 attracted 57 residents and a mixed range of responses, which Shropshire Homes says have been taken into account.

The plans will be decided by Shropshire Council in due course.

Bowbrook is a new estate close to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. It already features hundreds of homes and a new primary school.

The developer said it wanted to provide "a sensitive, high quality development on the edge of Shrewsbury that is both physically and socially integrated with the town."

Shropshire Homes said the scheme would "make a positive contribution towards meeting the needs for affordable and market housing, providing for a mixed and inclusive community".

It states that a "significant proportion" of the new homes will be affordable, proposed to be at a rate of 5% above the Shropshire Council target in the initial phase of development.

Shropshire Council’s target affordable housing rates vary by area, with most of Shrewsbury having a target of 20%.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.