22/04331/REM — Shrewsbury Town Council

Address	Proposal	Shrewsbury Town Council Decision
Proposed Development Land To The South Of Meole Brace Retail Park Shrewsbury	Approval of Reserved Matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to outline permission 19/04389/OUT (allowed on appeal) for the development of 150No. dwellings	No Objection
Application Date:
2022-09-29
Application Notes:
Shrewsbury Town Council objects to this planning application on the following grounds: • Members accept that planning permission has been granted by appeal for this site and that this is a Reserved Matters application but expressed concerns in relation to a number of details with these proposals. • Members feel that the densely developed area will be detrimental to local wildlife and fully support Shropshire Council’s Ecologist’s comments. Members would like to see additional information provided which covers the wildlife aspect of the site. • Members would like to see green corridor plans included in the landscaping proposals. • Members feel that the developer should re-visit the layout proposals with a view to reducing the number of properties to provide the Public Open Space requirements for residents. • The proposals include a buffer zone adjacent to the railway line which forms part of the Public Open Space calculations for the site and question whether this is a benefit for the public. • Members expressed concerns that active travel details have not been included in these proposals and would like to see measures introduced to protect pedestrians and cyclists in a very busy area for traffic. • The site is surrounded by busy roads (A5112 and the A5), a retail park and a railway line, with the potential to produce car dependency for safety reasons and will also increase the potential for pollution for residents. • Members acknowledge that the affordable housing provision within the development is within the 25% requirement, but Members expressed concern about the remaining 0.5% towards developer contributions. • Members respectfully request that a member of the developer’s team attends a future Planning Committee meeting to discuss these proposals in relation to the areas of Public Open Space in greater detail. Following a reconsultation on 13.12.22, Members were now happy to remove their original objection to this application.