Telford plans for 120-home development dropped

Concerned residents said there was already a large number of homes in the area

Plans for 120 homes have been withdrawn by a developer after more than 100 letters of objection were lodged.

Montague Property proposed to build the homes on empty land in the St Georges area of Telford.

It applied for permission from Telford and Wrekin Council in October.

But the move was met with objections from residents, a parish council and the Shropshire Playing Fields Association.

Telford and Wrekin Council's highways, ecology and drainage departments also raised concerns.

The planned development, which included a three-storey block of flats, would have been built on land adjacent to St Georges Bypass.

St Georges and Priorslee Parish Council objected after "a large number of parishioners" attended a meeting in November to express their opposition to the plans.

They pointed out the land was not included in Telford and Wrekin Council's local development plan and said schools, GP surgeries and roads in the area were "already stretched to breaking point".

Rachael Tyrrell, who represents neighbouring Priorslee, said the application would result in "an overdevelopment of the site".

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