Category: Planning

314 Planning posts found.

Next stage of Riverside demolition to begin this week

30/10/2024
Heavy plant machinery on the demolition site

Large equipment has been seen arriving in Shrewsbury town centre ahead of the crushing of concrete slabs and foundations across the Smithfield…

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Housing targets questioned in draft response to Government’s National Planning Policy Framework  

04/09/2024
A row of houses

Shropshire Council has highlighted a number of concerns in its proposed response to the Government’s consultation on reforms to the National Planning…

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Progress on Wem’s White Horse Hotel Renovation

07/08/2024
The White Horse Hotel in Wem

Renovation of Wem’s White Horse Hotel took a step closer recently following Shropshire Council’s appointment of Buttress Architects to carry out surveys…

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Farmer ordered to pay £45,000 for demolishing dovecote without consent

30/04/2024

A Shropshire farmer has been ordered to pay fines and costs of more than £45,000 for demolishing a Grade II listed dovecote…

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Consultation begins into Shropshire’s Local Plan

25/04/2024
A row of houses

Shropshire Council has begun an important public consultation regarding the emerging Local Plan for the county. When adopted, the draft Shropshire Local…

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Member of Shropshire Council’s planning team recognised in national Women of Influence list

20/03/2024

A recently-retired member of Shropshire Council’s planning team has been selected as one of The Planner magazine’s Women of Influence for 2024,…

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Next phase of consultation launched on Smithfield Riverside in Shrewsbury

09/02/2024
Artist’s impression of the Pride Hill development, viewed from the new Raven Meadows Footbridge.

The next stage of public consultation on the Smithfield Riverside regeneration project in Shrewsbury gets underway today (Friday 9 February 2024), ahead…

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Committee to consider Shrewsbury North West Relief Road planning conditions

06/02/2024
Map showing the proposed route of the Shrewsbury north west relief road

Shropshire Council’s Northern Planning Committee is set to meet on Thursday 15 February 2024 to consider the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road…

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First plans submitted for Shrewsbury town centre’s riverside regeneration

20/12/2023
Smithfield Riverside illustrative view

Following weeks of public consultation this autumn, the first in a series of planning applications for the Smithfield Riverside regeneration project in…

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Shrewsbury North West Relief Road gets council go-ahead   

31/10/2023
Shrewsbury North West Relief Road graphic

The next step in completing the ‘missing link’ in Shrewsbury’s road network has been given the go-ahead, after the planning application for…

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