Revised housing plans for Shropshire produced

The council has been asked to provide homes for people in neighbouring authority areas

Revised housing plans, which include the creation of 1,500 homes to help meet the needs of neighbouring authorities, have been produced.

The Shropshire plan also recommends the development of green belt land.

Planning inspectors examined Shropshire Council's proposals last year, including its refusal to make land near Tong available for housing to meet Black Country needs.

The inspectors raised a number of issues and the council made revisions which will be consulted on until 11 June.

The Local Plan, first put forward in 2021, sets the overall growth strategy for the county until 2038.

The council's response suggests three sites would be sufficient to supply the homes for Black Country authorities.

It said that would be made up of 600 homes at Tasley Garden Village at Bridgnorth, 300 on Mytton Oak Road in Shrewsbury and 600 at the proposed redevelopment of Ironbridge Power Station.

The Local Plan also suggested the release of green belt land the size of almost 100 football pitches in Albrighton, Shifnal, Alveley and Bridgnorth and the inspectors asked for further justification.

The council said the expected high growth over the coming years and the pressure to provide homes and employment land for Black Country authorities were factors.

It will include the development of 39 hectares of green belt, east of Shifnal, to meet Black Country needs.