15/04653/FUL — Shrewsbury Town Council

Address	Proposal	Shrewsbury Town Council Decision
Proposed Residential Development South Of Millrace Cottage Longmeadow Drive Shrewsbury Shropshire	Erection of 4No dwellings and garages	Objection
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Application Notes:
In considering this application members also considered application 15/04949 as given their proximity have the potential of creating a cumulative impact on the area. Members have concerns regarding the access to this development site and given its egress onto Abbey Foregate directly opposite the new Sainsbury’s store questions whether improvements can and should be made to that junction. In developing this site members have concerns over the existing tree stock and in developing this site there should be assurances that no further trees are lost to facilitate construction. Members feel that development of this area sets the precedence for nibbling away at the Rea Valley a relatively protected greenbelt that eventually meanders right into the town centre . The topography of the land is such that from the Abbey Foregate side these properties appear to be of an acceptable two storey mass, but from the Rea Valley side they present themselves and consequently the vistas of the town as huge imposing three-storey masses thereby having a detrimental effect on those using the Rea Valley as a recreational amenity. At a meeting of the Planning Committee on 23 February 2016, the Town Council has considered the updated plans for this application and members felt that even with the reduction in the number of properties from 4 to 3, that their objections remained as previously stated.