Farming, countryside protection and affordable housing up for debate at Ludlow and Clee LJC meeting on 16 June

Farming, countryside protection and affordable housing will top the agenda at the next meeting of the Ludlow and Clee Local Joint Committee (LJC), at Bitterly Village Hall on Thursday 16 June 2016 at 7pm.

Councillor Andy Boddington, Chair of the LJC, said:

“We are lucky to live amid the glorious countryside of south Shropshire. People come here to visit and to retire because the Ludlow area has great beauty, great people and superb places to eat and drink.

“We should never forget that this is a working landscape. We grow food on our beautiful fields. The countryside is full of small enterprises. Yet it’s increasingly hard for many people to find somewhere to live in rural areas, particularly if they are young and on a low income.

“At the meeting on Thursday 16 June, we’ll be debating the future of farming, the problems of affordable housing, and the future of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

“Our LJC meetings are always great social occasions, as well as tackling the key issues facing our part of Shropshire.”

Guests at the meeting will be Phil Holden, manager of the Shropshire Hills AONB; Ian Kilby, head of planning at Shropshire Council; and Richard Morgan from the Ludlow National Farmers Union.